basque activists from the “Copenhague 2009 bizi”, bizi meaning “Live” in Basque, stand on the Rocher de la Vierge, or The Virgin Rock, a famous landmark in Biarritz, southwestern France, Friday July 24, 2009. Activists covered the Virgin Mary and child statue with diving masks, protesting about climate change, as a meeting of European Energy Ministers is taking place in Sweden. Banners in Basque and French read, “When will we see Biarritz covered by waters ?”, left, and “Climate urgency, Social justice !”.

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The statue of the Rocher de la Vierge, or The Virgin Rock, a famous landmark of Biarritz, is seen covered with diving masks and tubas, in Biarritz, southwestern France, Friday July 24, 2009. Basque activists from the “Copenhague 2009 bizi”, bizi meaning “Live” in Basque, covered the statue of Virgin Mary and child with diving gear, protesting over climate change, as a meeting of European Energy Ministers is taking place in Sweden. Placard reads, in Franch, “Planet in danger”.