NEW YORK\u2014Vicki Hollub, the CEO of Occidental Petroleum, had barely stepped on stage for her interview at the New York Times\u2019 Climate Forward event when an audience member leapt up into her path. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
\u201cYou are not welcome here,\u201d he said. \u201cTricky Vicki, you can\u2019t hide, we charge you with ecocide.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Hollub was quickly shepherded off the stage as a dozen other demonstrators with the direct-action organization Climate Defiance wearing suits jumped up to join the chant, and unfurl a banner that read \u201cDON\u2019T TRUST TRICKY VICKI,\u201d and two others that read \u201cLIAR\u201d and \u201cSNAKE OIL.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Some Climate Forward attendees began clapping for the protesters, while others watched in silence or pulled out their phones to record it. There was little audible criticism of the action from the audience, although some attendees voiced annoyance or disappointment at not seeing Hollub speak as they exited and others said they had expected a protest.<\/p>\n\n\n\n