Margaretha Guidone

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Margaretha Guidone (born c. 1956) is a housewife from Helmond (the Netherlands) living in Kapellen (Belgium) who became famous in Flanders because of her campaign for the environment and against global warming.[http://www.standaard.be/Artikel/Detail.aspx?artikelId=G3L14L6TT&word=Guidone Weinig weerklank in wereldpers voor Kapelse huisvrouw] {{in lang|nl}} – De Standaard, 17 November 2006[http://www.gva.be/Antwerpen/2950/artikel.asp?art=%7B4FA4E487-27CA-4B48-99D8-941380CB7C9D%7D Huisvrouw promoot documentaire Al Gore] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070311011013/http://www.gva.be/Antwerpen/2950/artikel.asp?art=%7B4FA4E487-27CA-4B48-99D8-941380CB7C9D%7D |date=11 March 2007 }} {{in lang|nl}} – Gazet van Antwerpen, 18 October 2006 She successfully urged politicians to go see the new climate documentary by Al Gore, An Inconvenient Truth.Pascale Thewissen: [http://www.eindhovensdagblad.nl/edbuitenland/article821986.ece Helmondse voor België naar klimaattop VN] {{in lang|nl}} – Eindhovens Dagblad, 18 November 2006 200 politicians and political staff accepted her invitation, among whom were Belgian prime minister Guy Verhofstadt and Minister-President of Flanders, Yves Leterme.[http://www.standaard.be/Artikel/Detail.aspx?artikelId=GVF13S3LE Al Gore schopt 200 politici geweten] {{in lang|nl}} – De Standaard, 30 October 2006

Belgian federal minister of environment Bruno Tobback donated his speech time at the climate conference in Nairobi, Kenya to her.[http://www.standaard.be/Artikel/Detail.aspx?artikelId=G8L14B8DN&word=Margaretha+Guidone Huisvrouw spreekt klimaattop toe] {{in lang|nl}} – De Standaard, 10 November 2006

She addressed the conference on 15 November 2006, but was unsuccessful at drawing much attention, for the international press didn't pay much attention to her.[http://www.standaard.be/Artikel/Detail.aspx?artikelId=G3L14L6TT&word=Guidone Weinig weerklank in wereldpers voor Kapelse huisvrouw] {{in lang|nl}} – De Standaard, 17 November 2006 Since then, she cancelled her year-long Groen! membership in favor of Tobback's Different Socialist Party[http://www.standaard.be/Artikel/Detail.aspx?artikelid=B361164061229 Groene huisvrouw Guidone dumpt Groen! voor sp.a] {{in lang|nl}} – De Standaard, 29 December 2006 and published a book.[http://www.bblv.be/page.php/19/show/120 De kracht om te veranderen] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070928121326/http://www.bblv.be/page.php/19/show/120 |date=28 September 2007 }} {{in lang|nl}} – Bond Beter Leefmilieu