IPE invasion heralds dawn of 'environmental activist risk'

LONDON - Just before 2pm on February 16, I witnessed approximately 50 Greenpeace activists storming the floor of the International Petroleum Exchange (IPE) near London's Tower Bridge. They successfully halted outcry trading for more than 60 minutes.

As a result of this dramatic, carefully planned operation, financial institutions in the city of London may have to consider new contingencies when making their business continuity plans. Until now, the city's primary concerns appear to have been to protect against attacks from either the Irish Republican Army (IRA) or Islamic fundamentalist terrorists. I suspect that few must have seriously considered the damage that could be caused by environmental activists.

That may change now. If the

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