The Elephant
The climate change and environmental emergency: a comprehensive resource for journalists, politicians, policy makers, activists and citizens
The ElephantThe climate change and environmental emergency: a comprehensive resource for journalists, politicians, policy makers, activists and citizens
The Uncharted Territory: Mass Deaths? How bad is it going to get? | February 2024 | Just Stop Oil
2024-08-29 (or before) in YouTubeTime is up, we have reached uncharted territory. Our governments are continuing to commit to new fossil fuel, and refuse to charge the real criminal responsi...
Tagged under: Activism | Science | Collapse | Fossil Fuels
Opinion: I’m a climate scientist. If you knew what I know, you’d be terrified too | CNN
2024-03-07 in CNN InternationalClimate scientist Bill McGuire writes on his conundrum: what’s happening to our planet scares the hell out of him—but if he shouts the unvarnished truth from the rooftops, will that inspire you to act or to give up?
Tagged under: Climate Change | Climate Anxiety and Grief | Climate Change Impacts | Activism | Science
Laudato si' (24 May 2015) | Francis
2021-09-09 (or before) in The VaticanEncyclical Letter Laudato si' of the Holy Father Francis on care for our common home (24 May 2015)
Tagged under: Activism | Religion | Pope Francis
The Uncharted Territory: Mass Deaths? How bad is it going to get? | February 2024 | Just Stop Oil
2024-08-29 (or before) in YouTubeTime is up, we have reached uncharted territory. Our governments are continuing to commit to new fossil fuel, and refuse to charge the real criminal responsi...
Tagged under: Activism | Science | Collapse | Fossil Fuels
Can a System Revolt Against Itself? Why Climate Protest is Completely Doomed.
2024-08-27 in TsakralidesThe most successful protests in human history were led by angry mobs with simple, concrete demands: Freedom. Food. Equality. The right to vote, and so on. The anger, the urgency and the passion …
Tagged under: Activism
Humor: An Effective Anti-Authoritarian Tool
2024-08-21 by in lucid.substack.comBeing ridiculed is what strongmen most fear
Tagged under: Activism
'We've been lied to': Environmental activists to protest over water pollution | ITV News
2024-08-21 in ITVEnvironmental activist and singer Feargal Sharkey joined calls for the public to join the London protest in October.
Tagged under: Activism
Meta and Koch Industries to Sponsor Event Featuring Climate Denier Barry Cooper
2024-08-12 by in DeSmogChris Rufo, the conservative activist who created a moral panic around ‘critical race theory,’ is headlining.
Tagged under: Activism
Column: Activists and celebrities urge Dodgers to dump oil industry advertiser
2024-08-06 in Los Angeles TimesWhat do the Rainforest Action Network, The Doors' longtime drummer John Desnmore, acclaimed climate activist Bill McKibben and "Anchorman" director Adam McKay's Yellow Dot Studios have in common?
Tagged under: Activism
I founded Extinction Rebellion we need rights to protest now more than ever | The Independent
2024-08-04 in Archive Today - web archiveAs communities start to unravel due to the ravages of climate change, it is up to all of us to step up and make sure our voices are heard, writes environmental activist Gail Bradbrook
Tagged under: Activism | Extinction Rebellion
Actions speak louder than words: the case for responsible scientific activism in an era of planetary emergency | Royal Society Open Science
2024-08-02 (or before) in Royal Society PublishingThe world's understanding of the climate and ecological crises rests on science. However, scientists' conventional methods of engagement, such as producing ever more data and findings, writing papers and giving advice to governments, have not been ...
Tagged under: Science | Activism
Frontiers | From Publications to Public Actions: The Role of Universities in Facilitating Academic Advocacy and Activism in the Climate and Ecological Emergency
2024-08-02 (or before) in FrontiersThousands of universities have made climate emergency declarations; however the higher education sector is not rising to the collective challenge with the ur...
Tagged under: Climate Emergency Declarations | Science | Education | Activism
Government action is needed if we are to reduce our demands on Earth’s resources and sustain life
2024-07-31 by in Daily Maverick - South African news, opinion and investigationsWe are running down our natural capital. Each year ends with the Earth having less forest, less biodiversity, less healthy soil and water, fewer fish in the sea, more pollution of our fresh water and more greenhouse gases blanketing the planet, heating it and destabilising the climate.
Tagged under: Capitalism | Water Resources | Activism | Legislation
Five protesters and one police officer hurt in French reservoir demonstration
2024-07-20 in The GuardianViolence erupts after about 4,000 gather in La Rochelle amid heightened tensions over water resources
Tagged under: Activism | Drought
Why Become An Activist When The World Is Already Collapsing?
2024-07-16 in TsakralidesHow much time do I have left? This is the very first question which pops into a terminal patient’s head when they first hear their diagnosis. They simply want to know how much life they have …
Tagged under: Collapse | Activism
Contempt, gagging and UN intervention: inside the UK’s wildest climate trial
2024-07-12 in The GuardianProsecution of five Just Stop Oil activists over M25 protest led to chaotic scenes in court and concerns about ‘judicial persecution’
Tagged under: Activism
Civil injunctions restrict protests at 1,200 locations, BBC finds
2024-07-02 in The BBCCompanies and public bodies are using court orders to prevent environmental protests taking place.
Tagged under: Activism
Dozens of Just Stop Oil activists arrested on suspicion of planning to disrupt airports
2024-06-28 in The Guardian‘Several high-profile members’ among 27 supporters of climate group arrested across England, say police
Tagged under: Activism
Petition aims to dismiss Atlanta’s bid to use Rico law against ‘Cop City’ activists
2024-06-26 in The GuardianMotion filed claims Georgia’s deputy attorney general violated attorney-client privileges of multiple defendants
Tagged under: Activism
Victory without damage: ‘Just Stop Oil’s climate activism is one of the most successful disobedience campaigns ever’
2024-06-21 in The Art Newspaper - International art news and eventsThe climate catastrophe has been brought to the forefront of the public mind without causing serious harm to the targeted works, says John Paul Stonard
Tagged under: Activism
‘What if there just is no solution?’ How we are all in denial about the climate crisis
2024-06-20 in The GuardianIn his new book, Tad DeLay suggests there is no rosy roadmap to go forward – but there are things we can do
Tagged under: Activism
Texas court dismisses Exxon’s lawsuit against climate activist shareholders
2024-06-18 in The GuardianArjuna Capital agreed not to pursue effort to put climate science on agenda at company’s annual meetings
Tagged under: Activism | Exxon
'Lord Walney Wants to Stop the Public From Acquitting Protesters - to Safeguard Those Making Money From the Issues They Demonstrate Against'
2024-06-13 by in Byline TimesHe wants juries to stop finding defendants not guilty and to prevent judges from applying laws "differently" when they involve issues like climate change and anti-racism
Tagged under: Activism | Racism | Climate Change
England's most NOTORIOUS judge just sent a climate activist to JAIL for breaking a window
2024-06-12 by in The CanaryJPMorgan Chase was the largest lender to fossil fuel companies in 2023 yet an Extinction Rebellion activist is jailed for breaking its window
Tagged under: Activism | Extinction Rebellion
Food, energy & cost of living protests, 2022
2024-06-10 (or before) in ny.fes.de2022 saw unprecedented protests about some of the basics needed for everyday life, signaling a global economic failure to provide goods at prices people can afford.
Tagged under: Activism
Big Oil’s Winning Streak Forces Activist Investors to Regroup | Follow This
2024-06-05 (or before) in Follow This | Green shareholders change the worldTagged under: Activism
Exxon case against activist shareholder can proceed, US judge rules | Follow This
2024-06-05 (or before) in Follow This | Green shareholders change the worldTagged under: Activism | Exxon
“Nuclear War: A Scenario”: An Absolute Must-Read - Jonathon Porritt
2024-05-24 by in jonathonporritt.comI sometimes fantasise about MRCs – Mandatory Reading Commitments– for a pre-designated category of “people of influence” here in the UK: politicians (including all would-be politicians), business leaders, the commentariat (in all shapes and sizes), NGO bosses, civil servants, community activists and so on. Let's say somewhere between 150,000 and 250,000 people. As soon as they're appointed to such a position of influence, they have to sign up to an MRC: to read 25 books a year (one a fortnight), selected by a group of wise, politically neutral trusted figures, selecting the 25 books from a shortlist of 25...
Tagged under: Nuclear Power | Activism
Shell investors back oil major’s move to weaken climate targets
2024-05-22 (or before) in Financial TimesShareholders reject resolution by activist group Follow This urging tighter goals
Tagged under: Activism | Shell
Court finds Government anti-protest legislation unlawful after Liberty legal challenge - Liberty
2024-05-21 (or before) in libertyhumanrights.org.ukTagged under: Activism
Take steps to protect farms from animal activists, lawyer says
2024-05-09 (or before) in FarmingUKHeightened vigilance and preventative measures on-farm are needed when dealing with the growing threat of animal activism, according to an expert.
Tagged under: Activism
Scientists’ identities shape engagement with environmental activism
2024-05-08 in NatureScientists are increasingly joining environmental movements. As knowledge producers and influential figures in society, scientists are uniquely positioned to drive change. Here we explore how scientist identity shapes engagement in environmental activism using qualitative and quantitative data from a multinational survey of 329 scientists from 41 countries. Scientist identity content, specifically perception of the science-activism relationship, was a stronger explanatory variable than strength of identification as a scientist. Perceiving a harmonious relationship between science and activism, endorsing environmental stewardship...
Tagged under: Activism
Extinction Rebellion among groups set to protest at Biba conference
2024-5-7 in insurancetimes.co.uk'There will be dramatic performances to get across the message,' says protester
Tagged under: UK | Insurance | Activism | Extinction Rebellion
Government defeated in High Court over climate plans
2024-05-03 in The BBCActivists argued that the plan for cutting emissions would not meet the UK's climate targets.
Tagged under: Activism
GOP Senator accidentally creates amazing ad for climate activists
2024-05-02 by in HEATED | Emily Atkin | SubstackSenator John Kennedy’s profanity-laden rant at Wednesday’s Senate hearing is now being used against him.
Tagged under: Activism
'We Must Stop Incitement of Violence Against Environmental Activists Before Someone is Seriously Harmed'
2024-04-29 by in Byline TimesRegulators are failing to stop the media from encouraging vigilante action against activists – the law must step in to keep them safe, argues Tom Hardy
Tagged under: Activism
What happened when Elon musk turned me into a meme | Context
2024-04-27 (or before) in Context NewsClimate justice activist Clover Hogan writes that X has become a “playground of misinformation” on climate change
Tagged under: Activism | Disinformation and Misinformation
Statement on the outcome of Dr Sarah Benn’s hearing
2024-04-23 (or before) in gmc-uk.orgA GMC Website page that might be of interest to you.
The full story of Trudi Warner's historic victory against the authoritarian state cannot be overstated
2024-04-23 by in The CanaryThe High Court's decision over Trudi Warner could be a watershed moment in government's authoritarian crackdown on protest
Tagged under: Activism
Ruling against Just Stop Oil doctor alarms BMA
2024-04-22 in The BBCThe BMA hopes "common sense will prevail" amid fears protester Sarah Benn could be struck off.
Tagged under: Activism
A radical British politics rooted in nature is spreading – and the establishment doesn’t like it | John Harris
2024-04-21 in The GuardianFrom right to roam to anger over polluted rivers, a new breed of activists is pushing back against environmental destruction, says Guardian columnist John Harris
Tagged under: Activism
Tens of thousands protest against Canary Islands’ ‘unsustainable’ tourism model
2024-04-20 in The GuardianOrganisers say 50,000 turn out to call for limit on tourist numbers, saying model makes life unaffordable and puts strain on resources
Tagged under: Activism
Birmingham doctor could be struck off after Just Stop Oil protest
2024-04-18 in The BBCDr Sarah Benn from Birmingham was part of a demonstration at the Kingsbury oil terminal in 2022.
Tagged under: Activism
Grand Chamber rulings in the climate change cases
2024-04-09 (or before) in echr.coe.intThe case Verein KlimaSeniorinnen Schweiz and Others v. Switzerland concerned a complaint by four women and a Swiss association, Verein KlimaSeniorinnen Schweiz, whose members are concerned about the consequences of global warming on their living conditions and health. They consider that the Swiss authorities are not taking sufficient action to mitigate the effects of climate change. The Court found that the Convention encompasses a right to effective protection by the State authorities from the serious adverse effects of climate change on lives, health, well-being and quality of life. However, it held that the four individual ap...
Tagged under: European Union | Litigation | Activism | Women and Children
Bristol doctor faces being struck off for climate protest convictions - Bristol Live
2024-04-08 (or before) by Tristan Cork in The Bristol PostTagged under: Activism | Extinction Rebellion
UN Special Rapporteur on Environmental Defenders under the Aarhus Convention releases a position paper on state repression of environmental protest and civil disobedience | UNECE
2024-04-07 (or before) in unece.orgTagged under: Activism
New laws to clamp down on disruptive protesters come into force
2024-04-05 in GOV.UKNew orders that will prevent individuals from repeatedly causing serious disruption at protests will come into force today.
Tagged under: Activism
Increase in concerns about climate change following climate strikes and civil disobedience in Germany - Nature Communications
2024-04-04 in NatureClimate movements aim to raise public awareness of climate change through protests, but their efficacy is debated. Here, the authors show that concerns about climate change increased in Germany after climate strikes and non-violent acts of civil disobedience.
Tagged under: Activism
Activists protest in trees, file lawsuit to block old growth logging on BLM land • Oregon Capital Chronicle
2024-04-04 by in oregoncapitalchronicle.comConservation groups and activists have blocked a logging site and filed a legal complaint with the U.S. Bureau of Land Management.
Tagged under: Activism
Most people I know
2024-04-03 by in releadership.substack.com“In the end we will remember not the words of our enemies but the silence of our friends.” - Martin Luther King Jr Preamble: Once you know you can’t unknow. You can’t look away. It can feel lonely, scary or like you’ve gone crazy. Or maybe the world has? The way we are living feels so at odds with reality. The change we need feels impossibly far away and often it feels like we’re moving in the wrong direction.
Tagged under: Activism
Climate Change 1958: The Bell Telephone Science Hour
2024-03-24 (or before) in YouTubeThe famous Bell Telephone Hour clip, with the all knowing Dr Frank Baxter explain...
Tagged under: Activism | Ocean Acidification | Climate Change | Oceans
British Museum closes to visitors as Energy Embargo for Palestine group gathers outside
2024-03-24 in The GuardianNew protest group is critical of London museum’s sponsorship by BP and seeks to make link with Gaza
Climate activist 'should reimburse taxpayer for cost of A47 delays'
2024-03-23 in edp24.co.ukTwo Norfolk MPs have urged climate activist Dr Andrew Boswell to scrap his legal fight over the A47.
Tagged under: Activism
How does public perception of climate protest influence support for climate action? - npj Climate Action
2024-03-20 in NatureIncreasingly, climate activists use nonviolent civil disobedience (NVCD) to raise awareness about the need to end fossil fuel use. In two small studies we explored the potential of NVCD to enhance U.S. public support for this goal. Study 1 showed that some NVCD actions (e.g., marches and sit-ins) and some targets of those actions (e.g., fossil fuel companies) are seen as more acceptable than other targets (e.g., ordinary people). Study 2 suggested that perceived acceptable NVCD actions against perceived acceptable targets may be more effective than other forms of NVCD. We provide some potential directions for future research to ...
Tagged under: Activism
‘Water is worth more than gold’: eco-activist Esteban Polanco on why violence won’t stop him
2024-03-19 in The GuardianBrutally attacked for his work as one of the Dominican Republic’s leading land defenders, Polanco says the next generation must fight environmental destruction
Tagged under: Activism
Court ruling erodes climate activists’ ability to defend themselves – as the planet heats up
2024-03-19 in The GuardianCourt of appeal’s removal of ‘consent’ defence means defendants on trial for criminal damage can no longer use it in England and Wales
Tagged under: Activism
'North Sea Fossil Free': Activists in 6 Countries Protest 'Unhinged' Oil and Gas Development
2024-03-16 in Common Dreams"Going full steam ahead with new North Sea oil and gas is a sure fire route to the worst climate scenarios," one campaigner said.
Tagged under: Activism
UK doctors involved in climate protests face threat of being struck off
2024-03-16 in The GuardianGPs with convictions over protests face tribunals to determine whether they can keep licence to practise
Tagged under: Activism | Extinction Rebellion
Solidarity and strategy: the forgotten lessons of truly effective protest
2024-03-14 in The GuardianThe long read: Organising is a kind of alchemy: it turns alienation into connection, despair into dedication, and oppression into strength
Tagged under: Women and Children | Activism
Edges of protest
2024-03-12 in The EcologistShould climate protesters picket an MP at home?
Tagged under: UK Politics | Activism
Film studio from Oscar-winning director aims to stir up ‘populist anger’ over climate crisis
2024-03-09 in The GuardianYellow Dot Studios produces short-form videos to inform with ‘genuine, righteous anger’ and ‘laugh-out-loud comedy’
Tagged under: Activism | Media
From Publications to Public Actions: The Role of Universities in Facilitating Academic Advocacy and Activism in the Climate and Ecological Emergency
2024-03-09 (or before) in FrontiersThousands of universities have made climate emergency declarations; however the higher education sector is not rising to the collective challenge with the urgency commensurate with scientific warnings. Universities are promoting an increased focus on sustainability through their research, teaching and their own institutional footprints. However, we suggest that such initiatives will be insufficient to catalyse the required transformations in our societies and economies because of i) the time lags inherent in education and research pathways to impact, and ii) their failure to address either real-world political processes or the f...
Tagged under: Climate Justice | Science | Activism | Sustainability
The Climate Choir Movement - Peaceful protest performances on the climate & nature emergency - The Climate Choir Movement
2024-03-08 (or before) in climatechoirmovement.org15 June 2023: a sombre and sonorous statement about breaking our dependence on oil in Bristol Cathedral. Singers processed around Luke Jerram's sculpture which flows with oil instead of water, preceded by the Red Rebels
Tagged under: Activism
Mainstream Climate Science: The New Denialism? - Jonathon Porritt
2024-03-07 by in jonathonporritt.comThis is a bit of a long one! So here’s my “Executive Summary” so you can decide whether to commit the time to the rest of it: mainstream climate scientists run the risk of becoming the new climate deniers.
Tagged under: The Paris Agreement | IPCC | Climate Change Denial and Disinformation | Science | Activism | Disinformation and Misinformation
‘No drilling! No drilling!’: climate choir sings truth to power in Palace of Westminster
2024-03-07 in The GuardianVoices of Climate Choir Movement fill St Stephen’s Hall in group’s most dramatic protest yet
Tagged under: Activism
Opinion: I’m a climate scientist. If you knew what I know, you’d be terrified too | CNN
2024-03-07 in CNN InternationalClimate scientist Bill McGuire writes on his conundrum: what’s happening to our planet scares the hell out of him—but if he shouts the unvarnished truth from the rooftops, will that inspire you to act or to give up?
Tagged under: Climate Change | Climate Anxiety and Grief | Climate Change Impacts | Activism | Science
Now judges are threatening JURIES with criminal charges during protester trials
2024-03-04 by in The CanaryJudge Reid is fast becoming notorious: climate denial and now jury-threatening, but his attitude reflect increasing state authoritarianism
Tagged under: Law and Legal Profession | UK | Activism
The impact of protest
2024-03-04 in The EcologistA new report published by Social Change Lab sheds light on the short and long term impacts of disruptive protest.
Tagged under: Activism
The Alliance of World Scientists
2024-03-03 (or before) in Conservation Biology InstituteThe Alliance is an international assembly of scientists, independent of governmental organizations. As stewards of human knowledge and champions of evidence-based decision making, the goal of the Alliance is to […]
Tagged under: Activism | Science
Edward Burtnysky on climate crisis: 'We should be screaming fire… but we're rearranging deck chairs on the Titanic'
2024-03-02 in Sky NewsLandscape photographer Edward Burtynsky's work explores human impact on the surface of the planet, shooting the Coast mountains in the Canadian province of British Columbia, soil erosion in Turkey, and coal mines in Australia for his latest exhibition, New Works.
Tagged under: Climate Change Impacts | Activism | Media | Canada
A Tale of Two Search Areas: NFLAs protest unequal treatment of Theddlethorpe
2024-03-02 (or before) in Nuclear Free Local AuthoritiesTagged under: Nuclear Power | Activism
Climate activists convicted of criminal damage after smashing glass door of JP Morgan
2024-03-01 in The GuardianActivitists had used hammers and chisels to cause ‘many thousands of pounds’ of damage to the bank’s offices in London
Tagged under: Activism | Extinction Rebellion
ExxonMobil is suing investors who want faster climate action
2024-02-29 in NPRThe oil and gas giant is suing investor groups that want it to slash climate pollution. Interest groups on both sides of the case say it could lead to more lawsuits against activist investors.
Tagged under: Litigation | Exxon | Activism
The Collapse Will Be Normalized
2024-02-29 in Collapse MusingsAs civilization collapses, the media will attempt to normalize things like war, famine, and genocide. Don't let them.
Tagged under: Collapse | Famine and Food Insecurity | Activism
European nations must end repression of peaceful climate protest, says UN expert
2024-02-28 in The GuardianNations should be cutting emissions to meet Paris agreement, says Michel Forst after year-long inquiry
Tagged under: Activism
Cardiff farmers’ protest: 10,000 descend on Welsh parliament
2024-02-28 by in The Times & The Sunday TimesPoliticians told ‘this is just the beginning’ as tractors gather in demonstration against farming reforms
Tagged under: Activism
Scientists under arrest: the researchers taking action over climate change
2024-02-21 in NatureFed up with a lack of political progress in solving the climate problem, some researchers are becoming activists to slow global warming. Fed up with a lack of political progress in solving the climate problem, some researchers are becoming activists to slow global warming.
Tagged under: Activism
The powerful speech given by Welshman defending himself in court that everyone should read - Wales Online
2024-02-18 by in walesonline.co.ukTagged under: Activism
Be brave, stay positive, find your tribe: three climate activists explain how to get started
2024-02-16 in The GuardianWhether your idea of climate activism involves signing petitions, door-knocking or protesting, there are now groups for every demographic
Tagged under: Activism
The Guardian view on Europe’s rural revolt: sustainability is in farmers’ interests too | Editorial
2024-02-14 in The GuardianEditorial: The current wave of protests endangers environmental progress. But imaginative politics can get the green deal back on track
Tagged under: Activism | Farming | Sustainability
Land, Water, Air and Freedom
2024-02-12 (or before) in e-elgar.com‘Land, Water, Air and Freedom is a tour de force, deftly weaving together insights from decades of research on ecological distribution conflicts and the global environmental justice movement. Spanning an impressive range of regions and issues, Professor Martínez-Alier's inspiring research sheds light on the complex power relations and socio-ecological processes surrounding environmental justice struggles. This vital book challenges dominant economic paradigms, identifies alternative pathways toward wellbeing, sustainability, and justice, and offers important tools for activism.’ – Alice Mah, University o...
Tagged under: Economics | Activism | Sustainability
22: Religious groups as environmental activists
2024-02-12 (or before) in Elgaronline from Edward Elgar PublishingWe first recall counterexamples where religion is used to exclude poor people from access to nature, e.g. high-caste Hindus consider rivers as sacred and simultaneously exclude Dalits from water use. We also recall the strong links between European Christianity and coloniality. Moreover, religion does not always mean organised religions with scriptures and clergy. In human societies, the difference between natural entities and anthropomorphic or zoomorphic religious beings is not clear cut. Snowed mountain tops are worshipped as Apus in the Andes. In India many Indigenous villages conserve sacred groves. In this thematic chapter...
Tagged under: Rivers | Mexico | Religion | Indonesia | Africa | Activism | India
In a world built by plutocrats, the powerful are protected while vengeful laws silence their critics | George Monbiot
2024-02-02 in The GuardianIn the UK and around the world, those who challenge rich corporations are being hounded and crushed with ever-more inventive penalties, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot
Tagged under: Activism
Georgia senate passes bill curtailing charitable bail funds for protest groups
2024-02-02 in The GuardianBill passed by Republican-dominated state senate may exacerbate deadly overcrowding in Fulton county jail
Tagged under: US Politics | Activism
Climate change: university researchers feel powerless to take action – survey
2024-01-30 by in The ConversationSome study the crisis, but all are worried – and frustrated.
Tagged under: Climate Change | Science | Activism
Plymouth: Medics lead die-in protest over fossil fuels
2024-01-27 in The BBCMedics demonstrate "to highlight the terrible impact of the climate emergency on people's health".
Tagged under: Fossil Fuels | Health | Activism
‘The world is changing too fast for us’: organic farmers on urgency of French protests
2024-01-26 in The GuardianFrance taken by surprise by scale and fury of grassroots demonstrations amid crisis in organic sector
Tagged under: Farming | France | Activism
UN expert condemns UK crackdown on environmental protest
2024-01-23 in The GuardianUN special rapporteur on environmental defenders says he is seriously concerned about ‘regressive new laws’
Tagged under: Activism
Five examples of the UK’s crackdown on climate protesters
2024-01-23 in The GuardianAs UN expert says UK’s actions are chilling and regressive, we look at some of the cases
Tagged under: Activism | Climate Justice
Climate activists fitted with ankle tags
2024-01-23 (or before) in openDemocracyJust Stop Oil member Tim Hewes has to lead church services with an ankle tag on – despite not yet having faced trial
Tagged under: Activism
What do angry farmers in Nevada and Germany have in common? They’re being exploited by the far right | George Monbiot
2024-01-19 in The GuardianPopulists are taking advantage of agrarian protests sparked by genuine crises – and it all feels horribly familiar, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot
Tagged under: Farming | Activism
Lawyers Are Responsible
2024-01-16 (or before) in Lawyers Are ResponsibleOur Declaration WE HAVE DECLARED THAT WE WILL WITHHOLD OUR PROFESSIONAL SERVICES IN RESPECT OF: (I) SUPPORTING NEW FOSSIL FUEL PROJECTS; AND (II) ACTION AGAINST CLIMATE PROTESTERS EXERCISING THEIR DEMOCRATIC RIGHT OF PEACEFUL PROTEST. To read the full text of the declaration and sign, click below. If you’re with us, please sign the declaration by … Read more ""
Tagged under: Law and Legal Profession | Activism
A history of protest and suspicion: Why Scotland is so anti-nuclear
2024-01-15 (or before) in Herald ScotlandScotland has an uneasy history with nuclear power. David Leask looks at the causes, origins and reasons why.
Tagged under: Nuclear Power | Activism
Antarctica Under Siege and XR Takes a Radical Turn
2024-01-05 by in Counter PunchAntarctica has finally succumbed to rapid climate change. This past year (2023) brought changes to the icy continent that left climate scientists feeling
Tagged under: Activism | Ice Melting | Climate Change | Antarctic | Extinction Rebellion
Fighting Dirty challenge over axing of pledge to test sewage sludge fertiliser for contaminants | Leigh Day
2024-01-04 (or before) in leighday.co.ukFighting Dirty launches legal challenge to the Environment Agency for axing commitment to require agricultural fertiliser sewage sludge to be tested for microplastics and forever chemicals.
Tagged under: Microplastics and Nanoplastics | Pollution | PFAS aka Forever Chemicals | Activism
Farnborough airport’s biggest critic silenced as expansion plans continue
2024-01-03 in The GuardianUK’s busiest private jet airfield announced plans to double weekend flights weeks after campaign group chair received injunction
Tagged under: Air Travel | Activism
My New Years Message
2024-01-01 (or before) in YouTube2023 was a year of violence. From Gaza to COP, the old world is crumbling under its contradictions. It's time to build something new. For the original articl...
Tagged under: Activism | Extinction Rebellion
‘Hope is a discipline’: youth climate case plaintiff on why he’s suing the US government
2023-12-31 in The GuardianNathan Baring of Alaska is part of a group of young activists suing the US, which they say ‘willfully ignored’ dangers of fossil fuels
Tagged under: Oregon | Fossil Fuels | Alaska | Activism
UK students launch Barclays ‘career boycott’ over bank’s climate policies
2023-12-27 in The GuardianCampaign at leading universities such as Oxbridge and UCL warns lender it will miss out on top talent if it finances fossil fuels
Tagged under: Fossil Fuels | Finance | Activism
The right to protest is under threat in Britain, undermining a pillar of democracy
2023-12-26 in Associated Press NewsBritain is one of the world’s oldest democracies, but some worry that essential rights and freedoms are under threat.
Tagged under: Activism
New breed of climate protesters vows to take fight to ‘cowards’ of US politics
2023-12-26 in The GuardianClimate Defiance, trying to make the climate crisis a top issue in 2024 election, isn’t afraid to anger ‘cowards’ and ‘criminals’
Tagged under: US Politics | Activism
Environmental campaigners filmed, threatened and harassed at Cop28
2023-12-20 in The GuardianIndigenous campaigners, human rights defenders and climate activists say they are being silenced by fear of reprisals
Tagged under: Activism
Framing Communication and Media
2023-12-18 (or before) in YouTubeThe media is not what it seems. The short form mainstream media interview is not a place to deliberate but a battle of wits. You don't answer questions becau...
Tagged under: Activism | Extinction Rebellion
Chris Packham calls for halt to ‘catastrophic’ expansion of Scottish salmon farms
2023-12-11 in The GuardianBroadcaster and RSPCA president says moratorium needed as mortality rates jump, while activists question charity’s role in certifying farms
Tagged under: Fish | UK | Salmon | Activism
After uproar, society backpedals from actions against scientists who staged climate protest at meeting
2023-12-11 (or before) in Science | AAASAmerican Geophysical Union agrees to restore researchers’ abstracts but stands by their expulsion from conference
Tagged under: Activism
When the protest kicks off, I’m there - Zoe Broughton, 2023
2023-12-07 in Sage JournalsTagged under: Activism
Over 1,000 Academics Sign Our Letter — Scientist Rebellion
2023-12-04 (or before) in Scientist RebellionTagged under: Activism
Mandela's granddaughter slams 'climate apartheid'
2023-12-04 (or before) in The BBCSocial activist Ndileka Mandela says "the global north is using economic and legal power to subjugate poor nations".
Tagged under: Economics | Activism
Climate protest: More than 100 arrested at world's largest coal port
2023-11-27 in The BBCProtesters say the 30-hour blockade stopped over half a million tonnes of coal from leaving Australia.
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Actors and academics criticise UK over climate ‘madness’ and limits on protest
2023-11-24 in The GuardianLetter says government pushing ahead with new fossil fuel projects while criminalising activists who raise alarm
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Just Stop Oil: Rishi Sunak defends 'severe' jail sentences
2023-11-21 (or before) in The BBCOne activist was jailed for two years and another for three after scaling Dartford Crossing bridge.
Tagged under: Rishi Sunak | Activism
Maria Powell, longtime activist who pushed 'privileged' Madison toward environmental justice, dead at 59
2023-11-14 (or before) by Chris Rickert | Wisconsin State Journal in Wisconsin State Journal"Madison has lost an extraordinary street scientist and activist who shined a light on how ‘Madison fouled its own nest,'" Ald. Marsha Rummel said.
Tagged under: Activism | PFAS aka Forever Chemicals
Longtime activist pushed city to fight PFAS
2023-11-14 (or before) by in Wisconsin State JournalMaria Powell, a longtime Madison environmentalist who pushed local officials to address PFAS compounds and other industrial contamination, died Saturday of a pancreatic cancer she believed was at least partially
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Shell sues Greenpeace for $2.1m in damages over fossil fuel protest in North Sea
2023-11-09 in The GuardianEnergy firm’s lawsuit seeks indefinite block on protesters targeting its infrastructure
Tagged under: Litigation | Activism | Fossil Fuels | Greenpeace | Shell
Why is Shell suing Greenpeace for €2 million?
2023-11-09 (or before) in EuronewsThe environmental group says it is 'one of the biggest legal threats' in history against its ability to campaign.
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Panama protesters shot dead by driver after blocking road
2023-11-08 by in The Times & The Sunday TimesTwo environmental protesters blocking a road in Panama were killed after a driver trying to get past the demonstration left his car and shot them dead.Photographs and video showed the alleged attacker, an older man with greying hair and glasses, approaching people protesting against a controversial
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Frontline Communities Launch Hunger Strike to Protest Plastics Giant Formosa
2023-10-30 by in DeSmogCommunities around the world impacted by the plastics giant Formosa are launching a global hunger strike on October 31. Fishers, organizers, and concerned citizens in Texas, Vietnam and Louisiana — areas that are home to existing or proposed Formosa plants — have supported each other's efforts to mobilize against the Taiwan-based firm, forming the organization International Monitor Formosa Alliance (IMFA). Now the alliance is launching a hunger strike to demand that the victims of a 2016 environmental disaster in central Vietnam caused by Formosa Ha Tinh Steel Corporation, a subsidiary of the Formosa Plastics G...
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'No more playing nice…'
2023-10-25 in The EcologistWhere now for front line climate activism?
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Fossil fuel firms spent millions on US lawmakers who sponsored anti-protest bills
2023-10-25 in The GuardianAbout 60% of oil and gas operations protected from protest due to money spent on lobbying, says Greenpeace USA report
Tagged under: Exxon | Louisiana | Fossil Fuels | Activism | Greenpeace
Is it time for climatologists to apologise to activists? An open letter from international scholars.
2023-10-24 (or before) in Initiative for Leadership and SustainabilitySeventy scholars from 16 countries have signed a public letter in support of climate activists who were undermined by senior climatologists,...
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A Shadowy Corner of International Law Is Threatening Climate Action, U.N. Expert Warns - Inside Climate News
2023-10-21 by in Inside Climate NewsSoon after Italy approved a ban on offshore oil drilling, in 2015, the country received some alarming news: A British oil company that had been planning to drill was suing the government, seeking hundreds of millions of dollars in compensation. The company, called Rockhopper, brought its claim not in Italian courts but through a system […]
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Israeli official slams Greta Thunberg after she backs Palestinians in Gaza
2023-10-20 in PoliticoIsraeli army spokesperson apologises after saying: ‘Whoever identifies with Greta in any way in the future, in my view, is a terror supporter.’
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'Oily Money Out': Greta Thunberg joins protesters in central London
2023-10-17 in Banbury Guardian"We have no choice but to disrupt. This is only the beginning of the fight."
Tagged under: Activism | Extinction Rebellion
A billion deaths at two degrees? Why climate activists should make a special effort to get the science right - Mark Lynas
2023-10-16 by in Mark LynasThe world owes a great debt to Extinction Rebellion. XR’s heyday protests in London helped deliver a UK net zero commitment, forcing many other countries to adopt similar targets. XR […]
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Human rights experts warn against European crackdown on climate protesters
2023-10-12 in The GuardianUK has led the way, with countries across the continent making mass arrests, passing draconian new laws and labelling activists as eco-terrorists
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Netherlands police detain thousands of climate protesters – DW – 09/10/2023
2023-10-09 (or before) in Deutsche WelleExtinction Rebellion activists blocked a highway leading to The Hague on two consecutive days. They said they would continue until the Dutch government stops subsidizing the fossil fuel industry.
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'If You Ask People to Change their Minds Quickly, they Struggle with It': Chris Packham on the Need for Political Parties to Step Up to Save Our Planet – Byline Times
2023-10-05 by in Byline TimesStuart Spray speaks to the activist and TV presenter, who has announced he is challenging the Prime Minister on the legality of abandoning key net zero commitments
Tagged under: Net Zero | Activism
Pope urges rich world to make profound changes to tackle climate crisis
2023-10-04 in The GuardianFrancis also defends climate protesters and calls on governments to make Cop28 in Dubai a turning point
Tagged under: COP28 | Climate Change | Religion | Pope Francis | Activism
Sheffield City Council write apology to tree campaigners - BBC News
2023-10-04 (or before) in The BBCSheffield's Streets Ahead programme aimed to fell 17,500 street trees, leading to sustained protest.
Tagged under: Trees | Activism
Trudi Warner reveals the dark secret of English courts: juries do have the right to follow their consciences | Richard Vogler
2023-09-27 in The GuardianThe solicitor general taking action against a climate protester for a sign she held outside a court raises a vital issue for criminal justice, says Richard Vogler, professor of comparative criminal law and justice
Tagged under: Climate Justice | Activism
Campaigners Risk Prison by Standing Outside Courts Telling Jurors of 'Right to Acquit' – Byline Times
2023-09-25 by in Byline TimesTrudi Warner faces up to two years in prison for contempt of court. Now activists across the country are copying her action in solidarity
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‘Watershed moment’: activists speak out about ‘Cop City’ conspiracy charges
2023-09-25 in The GuardianThe same law used to charge Donald Trump is being wielded against protesters in a historic prosecution of 61 defendants
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Minnesota Judge Rules That Criminalizing Enbridge Line 3 Water Protectors Would Be a Crime - EXPOSEDbyCMD
2023-09-23 (or before) in exposedbycmd.orgIn a remarkable ruling last Thursday, a Minnesota judge summarily dismissed misdemeanor charges against three Anishinaabe water protectors who had protested at a pipeline construction site in an effort to stop the Enbridge Line 3 tar sands oil pipeline. “To criminalize their behavior would be the crime,” she concluded.
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Who Are the Climate Activists Dressing Up as Orcas?
2023-09-22 by in HyperallergicThe marine mammal has emerged as a symbol of the capitalism-driven destruction of the planet, with protesters “orcanizing” for Climate Week actions.
Tagged under: Activism | Capitalism
Climate activist to be prosecuted for contempt over court protest
2023-09-19 (or before) by in The Times & The Sunday TimesA 68-year-old climate campaigner faces up to two years in jail after she staged a protest outside a court that allegedly encouraged jurors to break their oaths.One of the government’s law officers has confirmed that he will bring contempt of court proceedings against Trudi Warner after a judge refer
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How Exxon tried to twist climate science for profit
2023-09-19 (or before) by in HEATED | Emily Atkin | SubstackNew internal documents reported by the Wall Street Journal illustrate exactly why thousands are taking to the street to protest fossil fuels this week.
Tagged under: Exxon | Fossil Fuels | Activism
Activist Who Held Sign Outside Court Informing Jurors of 'Right to Acquit' Insulate Britain Activists Could Face Two Years in Jail – Byline Times
2023-09-18 by in Byline TimesThe Attorney General's office has said it plans to push forward contempt of court proceedings against retired social worker Trudi Warner.
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Climate protest crackdown shows how wrong the GOP is about free speech
2023-09-17 (or before) in MSNBC News - Breaking News and News Today | Latest NewsWhile free speech is under attack in the U.S., it’s neither the “woke left” nor disinformation researchers leading the charge.
Tagged under: Disinformation and Misinformation | Activism
Meet the Shadowy Global Network Vilifying Climate Protesters
2023-09-17 (or before) by in The New RepublicFor decades, the Atlas Network has used its reach and influence to spread conservative philosophy—and criminalize climate protest.
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'Queue for climate and nature': Business leaders convene in central London to call for bolder climate action from government
2023-09-15 in Business GreenExecutives from Toast Ale, Aviva Investors, and Bupa among business leaders to take part in peaceful climate protest
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Just Stop Oil activist facing six court cases took his own life in Richmond Park after traumatic jail spell - MyLondon
2023-09-14 (or before) by Callum Cuddeford in mylondon.newsTagged under: Activism
Meet the Shadowy Network Vilifying Climate Protestors
2023-09-12 by in DeSmogBy Amy Westervelt, Drilled, and Geoff Dembicki, DeSmog, with additional reporting by Julianna Merullo and Lyndal Rowlands Earlier this year, news footage began making the rounds on social media of young activists from the German climate organization Letzte Generation (Last Generation) being assaulted by their fellow citizens as they obstructed streets in an effort to […]
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“Heading for Extinction”: the representation of scientific knowledge in Extinction Rebellion's recruitment talks
2023-09-11 (or before) in FrontiersThis study examines how the climate action group Extinction Rebellion represents scientific knowledge in the public presentations used to recruit new members. Using a combination of semi-structured interviews and recordings of the talks and comparing across four versions, we examine how the talk developed and four distinct modes of science communication were identified. This analysis also highlights that many factors shape the mode of science communication employed, with the outcome particularly influenced by the editors' concept of how to best motivate action, as well as changes in the wider communication environment and evolut...
Tagged under: Climate Change | Activism | Extinction Rebellion | Extinction
Netherlands police use water cannon, detain 2,400 climate activists | Reuters
2023-09-09 in ReutersPolice deployed water cannon to disperse thousands of climate activists protesting on a highway in the Netherlands on Saturday to demand an end to government subsidies for the fossil fuel industry.
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Derbyshire solar panel protester defiant despite court threat - BBC News
2023-09-09 (or before) in The BBCMary Smail installed 16 panels on the back of her house in Derbyshire to highlight climate policies.
Tagged under: Solar Energy | Activism
Just Stop Oil targets think tank over protest crackdown role
2023-09-08 (or before) in openDemocracyActivists targeted Policy Exchange after openDemocracy revealed it received Big Oil funding and helped draft law
Tagged under: Rishi Sunak | Exxon | Activism
RICO Charges Attempt to Paint Stop Cop City Movement as a Criminal “Conspiracy”
2023-09-06 by in Truthout - Fearless Independent JournalismThe sweeping 109-page indictment presents acts of mutual aid and zine reading as evidence of a criminal “conspiracy.”
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New UK ‘net zero’ minister linked to oil-funded think tank
2023-09-02 (or before) in openDemocracyClaire Coutinho was senior fellow at Policy Exchange, which drafted law to crack down on XR and other climate activists
Tagged under: Fossil Fuels | Net Zero | Activism | Extinction Rebellion
30 years after Clayoquot Sound protests, old-growth logging continues unabated: B.C. conservation group | CBC News
2023-08-31 (or before) in CBC.ca - Canada's Public BroadcasterThe Sierra Club of B.C. says the logging of large old trees in verdant, bio-diverse forests on Vancouver Island has continued mostly unabated in the 30 years since one of the biggest acts of civil disobedience in Canada.
Tagged under: Trees | Activism
Climate activists target jets, yachts and golf in a string of global protests against luxury
2023-08-28 (or before) in ABC NewsClimate activism has intensified in the past few years as the planet warms to dangerous levels, igniting more extreme heat, floods, storms and wildfires around the world
Tagged under: Activism | Wildfires
National news' scant coverage of climate protests largely overlooked the scientific urgency driving controversial climate actions
2023-08-27 (or before) in Media Matters for AmericaThe past year has seen a global surge in climate activism, spurred by the escalating climate crisis, including controversial actions such as throwing paint and food at venerable works of art, bringing bustling city traffic to a halt, and disrupting major athletic competitions, among others. A Media Matters analysis of coverage by major national TV news networks and the top five U.S. newspapers by circulation reveals a troubling trend: Coverage of such disruptive climate protests over the last year was not only limited, but also heavily skewed, often focusing on the disruptive tactics of the activists rather than the urgent...
Tagged under: Climate Change | Activism | Washington State
Big Oil Billions and The Real Cancel Culture Threatening Brits With Prison for Telling the Truth – Byline Times
2023-08-25 by in Byline TimesHow the legal system is silencing climate activists fighting for their right to speak up about the crisis
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'Succession' actor Jeremy Strong's pitch for climate disruptors
2023-08-25 by in E&E News | Essential Energy and Environment NewsOrganizers are planning a series of climate protests in New York City in September.
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Republican activist says party ‘deserves to lose’ if it fails to address climate crisis
2023-08-24 in The GuardianBenji Backer, executive chairman of conservative climate group, calls question on crisis in debate ‘historic’ but laments answers
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China bans Japanese seafood after Fukushima wastewater release
2023-08-24 in The GuardianWater containing radioactive tritium being pumped into Pacific via tunnel from Tepco plant, amid protests from China, South Korea and fishing communities
Tagged under: Oceans | Nuclear Power | Pacific Ocean | Fish | Japan | Activism
A22 Network
2023-08-21 (or before) in a22network.orgWe are the Last Generation. We will do whatever it takes. To protect our generation and all future generations. As is our inalienable right.
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Anger is most powerful emotion by far for spurring climate action, study finds
2023-08-21 in The GuardianLink to climate activism is seven times stronger for anger than it is for hope, say Norwegian researchers
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Shortage of experts and low pay ‘major barriers to UK’s net zero future’
2023-08-15 in The GuardianLack of funding and staff limit climate sector’s impact on conservation and net zero efforts, say workers
Tagged under: Net Zero | Activism
‘Gamechanger’: judge rules in favor of young activists in US climate trial
2023-08-14 in The GuardianSixteen young plaintiffs had alleged the Montana state government had violated their right to a healthy environment
Tagged under: Activism | Health
Should Climate Protesters Be Less Annoying?
2023-08-14 (or before) by in The New RepublicActivists interrupted a pro tennis tournament in Washington, D.C., last week—and reignited a debate about how best to wage the climate fight.
Tagged under: Climate Change | Activism
What Does Revolution Mean in the 21st Century?
2023-08-14 (or before) in JacobinWe live in an era of major mass protest in nearly every single region in the world. Yet social revolutions as we knew them in the twentieth century are nowhere to be found. Why?
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How to protest climate change nicely, with Brenda the Civil Disobedience Penguin | First Dog on the Moon
2023-08-11 in The GuardianWe need a croc in every pool. An orca in every marina!
Tagged under: Climate Change | Activism
Anti-protest laws and culture wars weakening UK’s democracy, finds report
2023-08-02 in The GuardianThinktanks say the check and balances of civil society such as judges and campaigners are under ‘political attack’ by ministers
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Just Stop Oil are on the right side of history
2023-08-01 (or before) by in Prospect MagazineThey might be the most troublesome protestors since the suffragettes, but I back these radical activists
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Colorado-Based Water Protector Faces Trial, Shares Wisdom - Yellow Scene Magazine
2023-07-19 (or before) in Yellow Scene Magazine | North Metro Diversions - Yellow Scene Magazine“Mom, I can’t stop thinking about it. I’m going there.” When Mylene Vialard followed her 21-year-old daughter across the US to join the thousands of the Mylene Vialard faces trial over her actions as a water protector protesting pipeline expansion, and shares what motivated her
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The big idea: why climate tribalism only helps the deniers
2023-07-10 in The GuardianFrom nuclear power to electric vehicles, battles between activists risk getting in the way of reducing emissions
Tagged under: Nuclear Power | Activism
Video: JSO protestor claims extreme heat causes people to boil in their skin | Daily Mail Online
2023-07-09 (or before) in Daily Mail OnlineDaily Mail columnist Andrew Pierce takes down JSO protestor who claims heatwaves causes sweat to boil people in their own skin. The presenter said Just Stop Oil activist Alex de Koning's claims sounded 'exaggerated'.
Tagged under: Activism | Heatwaves
Disruptive protest helps rather than hinders activists’ cause, experts say
2023-07-07 in The GuardianResults contradict public view that disrupting events such as Wimbledon and Pride achieves nothing
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If you’re not terrified, ‘you’re not paying attention’: Politicians, activist urge action amid record-breaking temperatures
2023-07-06 by in Canada's National ObserverThis week, average global temperatures are smashing records left and right, which “should fill everyone with anxiety,” says Green Party deputy leader Jonathan Pedneault.
Tagged under: Activism | Collapse | Climate Anxiety and Grief
Science activism is surging – which marks a culture shift among scientists
2023-07-06 by in The ConversationPolitical mobilization among scientists has been growing in recent years. Two social scientists break down what this looks like and how it represents a culture shift among the scientific community.
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Fourth pillar or fifth column? Fanning the flames of the climate culture war
2023-07-03 (or before) in Northwest BylinesAre activists being ostracised by the press? An exploration of the escalation of hate speech towards climate activists
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Protests: Police powers to stop new tactics come into effect - BBC News
2023-07-03 (or before) in The BBCTransport network disruption and tunnelling targeted under measures for police in England and Wales.
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Punishment without trial: Britain's latest weapon in the war against dissent | George Monbiot
2023-06-29 in The GuardianCompanies are taking out devastating ‘civil injunctions’ against climate activists – and making them pay the costs, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot
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NSW push to stop climate protesters livestreaming on Facebook labelled ‘profoundly anti-democratic’
2023-06-22 in The GuardianPremier Chris Minns claims climate activists such as Blockade Australia are endangering lives by streaming protest actions
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Climate Majority: Leading campaigners back new grassroots green movement
2023-06-21 in Business GreenInitiative aims to become 'irresistible political force', as polls show majority of Britons support the UK's net zero emissions goal
Tagged under: Activism | Net Zero | Extinction Rebellion | Extinction
Cultural issues divide people, social issues unite them
2023-06-20 in EUobserverSome pictures are hard to forget, such as that of a black street cleaner in Paris in a fluorescent vest, sweeping up rubbish left the night before by young, petit bourgeois protesters.
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Grandmother activist guilty of forgery 'would do it again'
2023-06-15 in Otago Daily Times Online News | Otago, South Island, New Zealand & International NewsA Dunedin grandmother who wrote a phoney postponement email for a petroleum-industry conference has been found guilty — but says she would do it...
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‘My life and my home’: young people start to testify at historic US climate trial
2023-06-13 in The GuardianThe plaintiffs note that Montana’s constitution pledges a healthy environment ‘for present and future generations’
Tagged under: Climate Change | Activism | Health
Greta Thunberg: not phasing out fossil fuels is ‘death sentence’ for world’s poor
2023-06-13 in The GuardianClimate activist says only ‘rapid and equitable’ phaseout will keep temperatures within 1.5C limit
Tagged under: Activism | Fossil Fuels
How to Defeat the Fossil Goliath?
2023-06-11 (or before) by in Films for ActionThe KEY question, I'm asked by students when I guest lecture about the #ClimateCrisis is 'but what can we do?' So I recently rewrote my materials to try & tackle that question head on. Feel free...
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Youth v. Fossil Fuels
2023-06-09 by in Grist.org: Climate. Justice. Solutions.In Held v. Montana, 16 youth climate activists argue Montana's enthusiastic support of fossil fuels violates their constitutional rights.
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'The fight has only just begun': Greta Thunberg pledges more protests after final school strike - Raw Story
2023-06-09 in Raw Story - Celebrating 20 Years of Independent JournalismSwedish climate activist Greta Thunberg—who launched a global movement when she began skipping school to protest in front of the Swedish parliament nearly five years ago–carried out her last school strike on Friday."School strike week 251," Thunberg tweeted. "Today, I graduate from school, which mea...
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An activist group is spreading misinformation to stop solar projects in rural America
2023-06-06 (or before) in NPRAn NPR/Floodlight investigation found that a longtime Republican insider is stoking solar opposition by spreading bad information about health and environmental risks. Her influence is growing.
Tagged under: Solar Energy | Activism | Disinformation and Misinformation | Health
Scottish fishers say marine protection plans will wreck coastal communities
2023-06-05 in The GuardianOutcry includes protest song comparing closure of inshore fishing grounds to Highland clearances
BP sponsorship of British Museum ends after 27 years, as tide turns on fossil fuel funding of the arts
2023-06-02 in Culture UnstainedIn a hugely significant WIN, it has been confirmed by the Guardian that BP's sponsorship of the British Museum's major exhibitions has ended! Today, we are celebrating alongside everyone that has been part of a long-running campaign of creative protest and people power which has led to the end of BP sponsorship of the British…
The multinational companies that industrialised the Amazon rainforest
2023-06-02 in The GuardianAnalysis shows handful of corporations extract tens of billions of dollars of raw materials a year – and their commitments to restoration vary greatly
Tagged under: Deforestation | Amazon Rainforest | Farming | Wildlife | Brazil | Trees | Activism
Steve Coogan, Paul Whitehouse and Lee Mack join Windermere pollution protest
2023-05-29 in The GuardianComedians perform at Lake District event in campaign to highlight ‘national scandal’ of volume of sewage being pumped into lake
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Environmentalists in Virginia and West Virginia Regroup to Stop the Mountain Valley Pipeline, Eyeing a White House Protest - Inside Climate News
2023-05-28 by in Inside Climate NewsIf Russell Chisholm stands in his kitchen in Newport, Virginia and looks east, through his window, he can see the tree-line of the Thomas Jefferson National Forest, a federally-protected ecosystem that is part of the Appalachian Mountains. Soon, the forest could be bisected by the Mountain Valley Pipeline. On May 15, the U.S. Forest Service […]
Tagged under: Trees | Activism
More than 1,500 arrested at Extinction Rebellion protest in The Hague
2023-05-27 in The GuardianSeveral Dutch celebrities among protesters, including Game of Thrones actor Carice van Houten
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Sally Weintrobe | Climate Breakdown Shakedown - Climate Grief | Extinction Rebellion UK
2023-05-26 (or before) in YouTubeSally Weintrobe speaks to XR Greenwich on the topic of Climate Grief.“Most of us have been living in a bubble of disavowal about global heating”, Sally Weint...
Tagged under: Climate Change | Activism | Fossil Fuels | Carbon Bubble | Climate Anxiety and Grief | Extinction Rebellion | Biodiversity Loss
German police raid climate activists who blocked traffic - BBC News
2023-05-26 (or before) in The BBCIt follows fierce debate about whether such groups can legally be defined as criminal organisations.
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UN calls for protection of climate activists following crackdown in Germany
2023-05-26 in Clean Energy WireTagged under: Activism
An End to Fossil Fuels | Dr. Aaron Thierry | 23 March 2023 | Just Stop Oil
2023-05-25 (or before) in YouTube♻ Please consider donating 1 hour's wage every month: https://juststopoil.org/donate/🎦 Join a National Zoom Session: https://juststopoil.org/zoom 🧑🏾🤝...
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German police stage nationwide raids against climate activists
2023-05-24 in The GuardianRaids targeting members of Letzte Generation are carried out at 15 properties in seven German states
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UK students pledge ‘career boycott’ of insurers over fossil fuels
2023-05-24 in The GuardianHundreds of students and graduates vow not to work for ‘climate wreckers that insure those responsible for the climate crisis’
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The Science of the Climate Emergency with Dr Aaron Thierry | Part 1: The Science | 16 March 2023
2023-05-21 (or before) in YouTubeDr. Aaron Thierry (@ThierryAaron) received his PhD in Ecology from the University of Sheffield. He subsequently researched the impacts of global warming on t...
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Stockholm+50 - Debt for Climate
2023-05-21 (or before) in YouTubeTagged under: Activism | Finance
Is it too late to halt deep-sea mining? Meet the activists trying to save the seabed
2023-05-21 in The GuardianIf mining companies are given the go-ahead to exploit the ocean depths, the environmental cost will be devastating. As the clock ticks down to a crucial deadline in July, Michael Segalov reports
Tagged under: Oceans | Activism
Tidal barrier proposal for Lincolnshire and Norfolk sets off wave of opposition
2023-05-19 in The GuardianWildlife and environment groups condemn plan promising renewable energy for 600,000 homes
Tagged under: Renewable Energy | Activism | Wildlife | Greenpeace | Tidal Energy
Less Talk, More Walk: Why Climate Change Demands Activism in the Academy
2023-05-18 (or before) in MITAbstract. As climate scholars, it is our professional responsibility to engage in climate politics. First, we need to engage in radical scientific analysis: we must ask questions that get at the root of climate change. Second, we need to plant a flag: we must be explicit about what our findings indicate we should do. This should go further than laying out the options; we must indicate which among them is preferable and why. Third, we must engage broadly, both across disciplines and beyond the academy. Many will object to the notion of engaging publicly as advocates, but the climate crisis demands nothing less. Choosing not to ha...
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On Climate: Grieve, Cry, Don’t Give Up!
2023-05-17 in Common DreamsGrief calls climate activists to embrace the most difficult challenge: to fight to save as much life as possible and—hopefully—to restore some of what’s gone.
Tagged under: Activism | Climate Anxiety and Grief
Indigenous chief shot in head in Brazil’s ‘palm oil war’ region; crisis group launched
2023-05-16 in MongabayThis story was supported by the Pulitzer Center’s Rainforest Investigations Network where Karla Mendes is a fellow. A prominent Indigenous leader was shot in the head on May 14 in the Brazilian Amazon, intensifying the cry for justice in a dubbed “palm oil war” region where violence against land activists keeps systematically soaring without […]
Tagged under: Amazon Rainforest | Activism | Brazil
Canada: images of felled ancient tree a ‘gut-punch’, old-growth experts say
2023-05-11 in The GuardianShocking photos of chopped-down tree in western Canada highlights flaws in plan to protect forest from loggers, activists say
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XR activists bring HSBC's annual meeting to a halt in protest against its ‘shameful climate policies’
2023-05-05 in Morning StarTagged under: Capitalism | Activism | Extinction Rebellion
Stop Sizewell C protestors urge Aviva not to invest in the project
2023-05-05 (or before) in East Anglian Daily TimesProtestors from Stop Sizewell C in Suffolk gathered outside insurance giant Aviva's AGM at Norwich City's Carrow Road football ground to vent…
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Why Just Stop Oil protestors are right and this government is very, very wrong
2023-05-04 by in West Country VoicesThe Conservatives are now criminalising peaceful protesters for no more than demanding that we follow the science and stop drilling for new oil and gas. What are people supposed to do when their Government ignores the world’s scientific experts who say we are ‘firmly on track to an unlivable world’? Would you sit meekly on […]
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Activists Face Felonies for Distributing Flyers on "Cop City" Protester Killing
2023-05-03 by in The InterceptThe activists face 20 years in prison for distributing flyers that identified a state trooper they linked to a protester's killing in Atlanta’s “Cop City.”
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French oil giant TotalEnergies sues Greenpeace over emissions report
2023-05-03 in The GuardianGreen group accused company of emitting more than it disclosed but TotalEnergies says report used dubious methodologies
Tagged under: France | Activism | TotalEnergies | Fossil Fuels | Greenpeace
Crisis-hit Sudan faces biggest threat yet: climate change
2023-05-03 (or before) in Phys.org - News and Articles on Science and TechnologyConflict, coups, dire poverty: Sudan is reeling from multiple crises, but environmental activist Nisreen Elsaim warns a bigger problem dwarfs them all—climate change.
Tagged under: Conflict | Climate Change | Activism
Rev Mark Coleman writes from Prison
2023-05-03 in Christian Climate Action - Direct action, public witness for the climateThis blog was written by Rev Mark Coleman, who is currently in Thameside prison. He was arrested for his part in a climate protest. The blog was written for Green Christian. “God is good” says my c…
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Heat pumps will save more energy than insulation says top Energy Efficiency Expert - 100% Renewable UK
2023-04-30 by in 100% Renewable UKProfessor Nick Eyre, speaking at the 100%renewableuk seminar on April 22nd (see recording HERE), has said that pro-insulation protestors should think of campaigning for heat pumps rather than insulation. Eyre heads the Centre for Research into Energy Demand Solutions (CREDS). He talked about how electrification through electric vehicles and heat pumps ushers in a new … Continue reading "Heat pumps will save more energy than insulation says top Energy Efficiency Expert"
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Dartford Bridge protester warned not to talk to media from prison, says partner
2023-04-28 in The GuardianMarcus Decker, who is serving long sentence for non-violent action last year, reprimanded by officials
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Les Soulèvements de la Terre
2023-04-22 (or before) in lessoulevementsdelaterre.orgTagged under: Activism
The forecast looks grim as climate crisis knocks cricket for six
2023-04-22 in The GuardianFrom Oxford professors to Extinction Rebellion activists, those who love cricket are helping to tackle its climatic challenges
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Climate diplomacy is hopeless, says author of How to Blow Up a Pipeline
2023-04-21 in The GuardianAndreas Malm says he has no hope in ‘dominant classes’, and urges more radical approach to climate activism
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‘They are despairing’: climate crisis weighs heavy on mental health of young Australians
2023-04-19 in The GuardianA survey shows anxiety about the environment is prominent among teenagers, including Ruby Bron who feels ‘helpless’ about the future
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Autopsy report: "Cop City" activist Manuel Terán had 57 gunshot wounds
2023-04-19 in AxiosTagged under: Activism
Protesters urge caution over St Ives climate trial amid chemical plans for bay
2023-04-17 in The GuardianCampaigners worry about scheme’s impact on marine ecosystem but Planetary Technologies says concerns misplaced
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Tributes paid after death of passionate climate activist who 'lost hope in future'
2023-04-14 (or before) in Brighton ArgusA student and climate activist died after growing “increasingly concerned” about the effects of climate change, his family has revealed.
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Article removed: North Sea oil spills exceed safe level - activists - BBC News
2023-04-13 (or before) in The BBCData and satellite images show oil spills over five years that threaten species like orca whales.
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The Battle of Sainte-Soline
2023-04-12 in quillette.comThe events at Sainte-Soline have received less attention from the international media than the pension-reform protests, but they are arguably more consequential.
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Environmental defenders reel from Mexico and Central America attacks
2023-04-10 in The GuardianAt least two dozen activists in Indigenous and rural areas murdered, disappeared and jailed in wave of attacks
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IPCC Synthesis Report: What does it say? What does it mean? | IPCC FINAL REPORT 2023
2023-04-09 (or before) in YouTubeJOIN XRUK THIS APRIL 21-24 AT THE HOUSE OF PARLIAMENTDr Charlie Gardner and Clare Farrell discuss the latest IPCC synthesis report, the final report in the m...
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Opinion: Biden betrays our generation by greenlighting the Willow Project | CNN
2023-04-07 by in CNNPresident Joe Biden's recent approval of the Willow Project in Alaska has alarmed many young people. Climate activists Sophia Kianni, Greta Thunberg, and Vanessa Nakate urge Biden to consider our collective future before short-term political gains.
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How the climate movement learned to win in Washington
2023-04-06 (or before) in PoliticoAfter a staggering defeat, environmentalists needed a plan they could sell. Thus began a decade-long climb propelled by mass protests, heavy campaign spending and intense lobbying. Then came a final assist from Mother Nature herself.
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Corporate Interests ‘Watered Down’ the Latest IPCC Climate Report, Investigations Find - Inside Climate News
2023-03-28 by in Inside Climate NewsFierce negotiations between countries working to protect their financial and political interests ultimately “watered down” a landmark climate report released last week by the United Nations’ Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, according to a series of recent reports and investigations. The findings highlight what activists have long warned is hampering meaningful global action to curb […]
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Top lawyers defy bar to declare they will not prosecute peaceful climate protesters
2023-03-24 in The GuardianSix KCs among more than 120 mostly English lawyers to sign pledge not to act for fossil fuel interests
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Episode 32 - Climate Science Rebellion with Ernst-Jan Kuiper
2023-03-22 (or before) by in podbean.comErnst-Jan Kuiper obtained his Master's degree in Climate Physics In 2014, after which he focused on research into the dynamics of the Greenland ice sheet. After 5 years, including 6 weeks of fieldwork on the Greenland ice sheet, he obtained his doctorate (PhD) in 2019. Ernst-Jan currently works at Milieudefensie on the appeal against oil giant Shell. He also writes articles about climate change for the Dutch program Tegenlicht and gives lectures about climate change. He also spends time on climate activism, especially with Extinction Rebellion where he is part of the Scientist Rebellion group. The day before we recorded t...
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Older Americans protest against ‘dirty banks’ funding oil and gas projects
2023-03-22 in The GuardianProtesters cut up credit cards and march to Washington branches of JPMorgan Chase, Citibank, Bank of America and Wells Fargo
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Greta Thunberg and Sophia Kianni face disgusting misogyny from climate deniers | Red, Green, and Blue
2023-03-21 in Red, Green and BlueHappy Women’s History Month! Unfortunately, it comes as no surprise that the climate disinformation sphere is once again filled with misogynistic attacks against women climate activists. By Climate Denier Roundup Recently, Greta Thunberg was targeted on social media for allegedly deleting a 2018 tweet that linked to an article that predicted climate change would wipe out humanity by 2023. However, …
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‘We have money and power’: older Americans to blockade banks in climate protest
2023-03-19 in The GuardianDemonstrations at 90 sites are billed as first major action by older activists: ‘It’s not fair to ask 18-year-olds to solve this’
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‘Hostile, authoritarian’ UK downgraded in civic freedoms index
2023-03-16 in The GuardianCivicus Monitor cites hostility towards campaigners and charities, and clamp down on public protests
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Civic space in decline: Restrictions on protests, attacks on migrant rights, & protesters behind bars - Civicus Monitor
2023-03-16 (or before) in monitor.civicus.orgTagged under: Activism
Climate activists must target power structures, not the public | Letters
2023-03-15 in The GuardianLetters: Dr Laura Thomas-Walters, Tim Williamson and Paul Chandler respond to Jack Shenker’s article which asked if the disruptive tactics of groups such as Extinction Rebellion and Just Stop Oil are working
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Tents slashed and supplies destroyed: ‘Cop City’ activists describe police intimidation
2023-03-15 in The GuardianPolice swarmed private property over the weekend, detaining activists and confiscating property; one person arrested, for a traffic ticket
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Network
2023-03-13 (or before) in ecoforensic.orgWe Connect Community members, grassroots activists, scientists, academics, conservationists and environmental legislators to fight for ecological justice. Learning from the frontline. We run projects around the world, wherever trusted forensic ecological data is needed. We are Nature defending itself. How our network
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Willow Project: US government approves Alaska oil and gas development - BBC News
2023-03-13 (or before) in The BBCPresident Biden approves an $8bn oil drilling project, in a move that has angered climate activists.
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How the youth climate movement has evolved from school strikes to…
2023-03-08 (or before) in Green Economy CoalitionOur new research finds that young activists are become more radical as years of government inaction start to bite
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Ohio law enforcement links Erin Brockovich to potential for 'special interest terrorism' threat in East Palestine
2023-03-08 (or before) in YahooOhio law enforcement issued a report late last month warning that events planned in East Palestine by environmental activist Erin Brockovich could prompt a terrorist threat from violent extremists, according to an intelligence bulletin obtained by Yahoo News.
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‘Courts of Conscience and the Climate Emergency’ – Byline Times
2023-03-06 by in Byline TimesTom Hardy explores the role of the judiciary in combatting the climate emergency as activists are prohibited from mentioning the issue in their defence in court
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Who Killed Eduardo Mendua? - Rights Of Nature Tribunal
2023-03-06 in rightsofnaturetribunal.orgAlberto Acosta writes an article about the assasination of Eduardo Mendua, activist for the Rights of Nature, who was killed Febuary 26th, 2023.
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How mainstream and ‘alternative’ media news headlines frame climate activism
2023-03-06 (or before) in Institute for Strategic DialogueThis Dispatch explores headlines used in both mainstream and so-called alternative media outlets, comparing how editorial teams engage with or promote ‘anti-climate activism’ narratives.
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The existential question for climate activists: have disruption tactics stopped working? | Jack Shenker
2023-03-06 in The GuardianAs XR shifts away from radical action and the UK government restricts the right to protest, the climate movement is asking tough questions, says author Jack Shenker
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Two climate videos, one glaring silence (spoilers – it’s social movements)
2023-03-06 in Marc HudsonThanks to Twitter, I saw two videos yesterday - one which is very recent, about the so-called "activist industrial complex" and the other from three years ago by the Financial Times, presented by the actress Nicola Walker. Both, in their ways, are good to think with, but perhaps not for the reasons their creators think.…
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Insulate Britain activists jailed for seven weeks
2023-03-03 (or before) in openDemocracyInsulate Britain members have been found guilty of ignoring a judge's ban on telling a jury why they were protesting
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Temporality in climate activism: Alternative futures in a post-apocalyptic present | Journal paper by Joost de Moor and Jens Marquardt
2023-03-03 in CUSP | Centre for the Understanding of Sustainable ProsperityClimate activists are confronted with an increasing tension between the need for urgent climate action and a sense that it could already be too late to prevent ‘dangerous’ or ‘runaway’ climate chan…
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Scientists Acquitted: Examining the Role of Consent in Climate Activism
2023-03-03 in Social Metwork - Dept of Meteorology, University of ReadingJames Fallon – j.fallon@pgr.reading.ac.uk Ecosystem collapse and climate change threaten all of our futures. What power do scientists have to avoid this looming catastrophe? Last …
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‘Be vigilant, hold your ground’: Erin Brockovich rallies Ohio town after train disaster
2023-02-25 in The GuardianCelebrated whistleblower and activist assures residents of East Palestine they are not alone, but also that a long road lies ahead
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Why you should use emotion to build support for sustainability
2023-02-23 by in Leadership for Sustainability | Realise EarthEmotion is the most powerful motivator to build support for sustainability and it's the key to your initiative succeeding and making a real difference.
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Recapturing excess heat could power most of Europe, say experts
2023-02-23 in The GuardianPreventing heat waste largely being ignored as solution to energy crisis, say environmental campaigners
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Opinion: Donors Leery of Supporting Grassroots Organizing Need to Rethink How They Evaluate Such Work
2023-02-22 in Chronicle of PhilanthropyThe perceived messy work of building movements often scares away grant makers, but these efforts are critical to creating equitable societies. Donors need to adopt new practices and strategies to measure and support them.
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New U.S. climate law could make Midwest water contamination worse - Investigate Midwest
2023-02-22 (or before) in Investigate MidwestThis story was originally published by Circle of Blue. President Biden, U.S. environmental organizations, and climate activists were appropriately enthused last summer when Democrats passed the Inflation Reduction Act. Embedded in the new statute are more than $140 billion in direct payments and tax incentives for renewable fuels and cleaner electrical generation to help reduce […]
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‘Not much time left’: Salt Lake City’s mayor on the Great Lake drying up
2023-02-18 in The GuardianFormer environmental activist Erin Mendenhall leads a fast-growing city threatened by toxic dust from the lake’s shrinking water levels
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Customers boycotting Southern Water bills over sewage spills claim win
2023-02-17 (or before) by in The Times & The Sunday TimesSouthern Water customers refusing to pay their wastewater bills in protest at the firm’s sewage spills have celebrated the retreat of debt collection agenci
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Educating for the Anthropocene: Schooling and Activism in the Face of Slow Violence
2023-02-16 (or before) in MITThe work of environmental educators and activists in India and South Africa offers new models for schooling and environmental activism. Education has never play
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NSW forests face uncertain future as ‘desperation’ builds over major parties’ inaction over logging
2023-02-12 in The GuardianWith no clear commitments, the gap between community expectations and actions of state MPs will be a major election flashpoint
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Climate activist jailed for 'telling the truth in court' - Ekklesia
2023-02-08 by in Ekklesia - EkklesiaWhen the trial began Judge Silas Reid said the defendants could not refer to their motivations for blocking the motorway by referring to the climate crisis, insulation or fuel poverty.
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Insulate Britain protester faces prison over contempt of court conviction
2023-02-06 in The GuardianDavid Nixon defied judge’s instruction not to cite climate crisis as motivation for causing public nuisance
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Pursuing economic growth will kill us all in the end | Letter
2023-02-02 in The GuardianLetters: I risked prison to stand up against an system that will lead to ecological and societal collapse – we must look for alternative economic models, writes Zoe Cohen
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Environmentalist Manuel Esteban Paez Terán’s death is part of a disturbing trend | Steven Donziger
2023-02-02 in The GuardianWhat happened in Atlanta is clearly part of a dangerous trend of US law enforcement attacking climate leaders
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Bristol Airport expansion granted at High Court - BBC News
2023-01-31 (or before) in The BBCProtesters had challenged the decision to allow the airport to expand.
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What Is the Great Pacific Ocean Garbage Patch?
2023-01-31 (or before) in Sustainable & Eco Friendly eCommerce Packaging | SR MailingThe Great Pacific Ocean Garbage Patch is considered by many to be one of humanity’s biggest crimes against the planet – and really, just the name of it gives away the horror of what it actually is, considering the size of the Pacific Ocean. We talk a lot about what can be done to save the planet here at SR Mailing, and that’s because we’re absolutely passionate about it! The fact that there is so much to be done, and that there is so much that we can all be doing in our daily lives that can help us to save planet Earth from global warming and climate change. The issue, of course, is much, much bigger than...
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Peers deliver several blows to government’s anti-protest bill
2023-01-30 in The GuardianHouse of Lords votes against flagship public order bill on day when Extinction Rebellion protesters disrupted proceedings in chamber
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Greta Thunberg and IOM DG António Vitorino Call for Urgent Action to Address Climate Migration
2023-01-29 (or before) in iom.intGeneva / Stockholm – The Director General of the International Organization for Migration (IOM), António Vitorino, and Climate Justice Activist, Greta Thunberg, are calling for immediate action and increased solidarity to tackle the impacts of climate change on human mobility.
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The Crackdown on Cop City Protesters Is So Brutal Because of the Movement’s Success
2023-01-29 (or before) in The InterceptOne protester was killed by police, 20 were charged under a “domestic terror” law, and Georgia’s governor gave himself broad “emergency” powers.
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Royal Opera House's controversial BP sponsorship ends after 33 years - BBC News
2023-01-26 (or before) in The BBCThere had been protests about the oil giant's 33-year sponsorship of the London venue.
They've killed forest defenders in the Amazon - now they're killing them in Georgia | Red, Green, and Blue
2023-01-21 in Red, Green and BluePolice accountability advocates on Thursday called for an independent investigation after an activist was shot and killed during a multi-jurisdictional law enforcement raid on a forest encampment blocking the construction of a massive police training center just outside Atlanta popularly known as Cop City. By Brett Wilkins Common Dreams The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports: Details surrounding the …
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Activist #MMT - podcast: Ep137: Steve Kelsey: Trans-jurisdictional caring
2023-01-21 (or before) in activistmmt.libsyn.comWelcome to episode 137 of activist #MMT. Today I talk with Steve Kelsey, about what money and money issuance, and our entire money system, should and could be, if we could start over and design it from scratch. You'll find two of his papers linked below (in the Resources section). Before that, we discuss , which is one of the most viral MMT tweet threads of all time more than 3000 retweets and nearly 7000 likes. The topic of his thread is the big lies told by former UK Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher. The first big lie is "TINA" which stands for "there is no alternative." This is how those already on top tell the rest to sit do...
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African activists cast doubt over climate talks' credibility
2023-01-17 in Associated Press NewsMOMBASA, Kenya (AP) — Climate activists in Africa are expressing anger toward the United Nations climate agency, accusing it of allowing corporations and individuals with dubious climate credentials to greenwash their polluting activities by participating in its annual climate conference.
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Police in England and Wales to get new powers to shut down protests before disruption begins
2023-01-15 in The GuardianPlans aimed at preventing tactics such as ‘slow marching’ part of Rishi Sunak’s public order crackdown
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UK could face ‘banking crisis worse than 2008’ if City fails to prepare for fossil fuel collapse
2023-01-12 in The GuardianReport from climate activist groups says City is unprepared for potential collapse in value of fossil fuel assets
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BREAKING: DURING A COST-OF-LIVING CRISIS, THREE CHRISTIANS FOUND NOT GUILTY FOR INSULATE BRITAIN PROTEST
2023-01-11 in Christian Climate Action - Direct action, public witness for the climateBREAKING: DURING A COST-OF-LIVING CRISIS, THREE CHRISTIANS FOUND NOT GUILTY FOR INSULATE BRITAIN PROTEST Three members of Christian Climate Action were found not guilty of causing a public nuisance…
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Opinion | I’m a Scientist Who Spoke Up About Climate Change. My Employer Fired Me.
2023-01-10 in The New York TimesTagged under: Activism | Climate Change
Ten years on from the ANZ spoof - Jonathan Moylan reflects - All Our Yesterdays
2023-01-07 by in All Our YesterdaysAustralian activist Jonathan Moylan recalls the non-violent climate action that could have sent him to jail Ten years ago today, at the age of 22, I hit send on a media release before brewing a pot of coffee. I didn’t realise it at the time, but that spoof release, which was intended to paint a […]
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More than 100 writers sign letter in solidarity with jailed UK climate activists
2023-01-06 in The GuardianBen Okri, Simon Schama, Helen Pankhurst and AL Kennedy among those saying they ‘stand with’ protesters
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Extinction Rebellion says 'we quit' – why radical eco-activism has a short shelf life
2023-01-06 by in The ConversationSuch groups rarely last more than a few years.
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Climate Activists Find a Way to Get Germany’s Attention: Stop Traffic (Published 2023)
2023-01-02 in The New York TimesExtreme tactics have pushed the climate crisis to the top of the public discourse but also stirred debate over whether the activists are going too far.
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Is England sliding further towards authoritarianism?
2022-12-02 in New Internationalist | The world unspunStronger policing powers, harsher sentences and higher fines. Democratic protest is under threat from Westminster, as the sentencing of a Just Stop Oil activist this week shows. Andrea Brock and Nathan Stephens-Griffin write.
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The Oil Machine
2022-12-02 (or before) in theoilmachine.orgTHE OIL MACHINE explores our economic, historical and emotional entanglement with oil by looking at the conflicting imperatives around North Sea oil. This invisible machine at the core of our economy and society now faces an uncertain future as activists and investors demand change. Is this the end of oil?
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Bristol GP was 'prepared to risk career' for climate protest - BBC News
2022-11-24 (or before) in The BBCHealth workers acquitted of breaching public order say they would do it again to avert a crisis.
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Climate activists target 13 London offices over fossil fuels ties
2022-11-21 in DRILL OR DROP? - Independent journalism on UK fracking, onshore oil and gas and the reactions to itClimate campaigners this morning sprayed fake oil on London offices with links to the fossil fuel industry.
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Column: Can scientists moonlight as activists — or does that violate an important ethical code?
2022-11-17 in Los Angeles TimesTraditionally, scientists have been discouraged from engaging in advocacy. But with the climate crisis, attitudes are changing.
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Point of View: The biospheric emergency calls for scientists to change tactics
2022-11-17 (or before) in elifesciences.orgThe ever-worsening climate and ecological crises calls for life scientists to engage in advocacy and activism to galvanise governments and the public into action.
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Do You Hate Just Stop Oil? Then You Have Been Manipulated By The Oil Billionaires Who Are Planning Your Death.
2022-11-16 by in ZB3I have a horrible feeling in the pit of my stomach that I need to get out by writing it down. It is this: We are being manipulated to hap...
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Protest Movements Could Be More Effective Than the Best Charities (SSIR)
2022-11-14 (or before) in Stanford Social Innovation Review: Informing and Inspiring Leaders of Social ChangeTo do as much good as possible with limited resources, funders should look to woefully underfunded protest movements.
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Climate carnage: whose job is it to save the planet? – documentary
2022-11-11 (or before) in The GuardianIn a crucial year for the climate, award-winning Guardian environment editor Fiona Harvey reflects on 30 years of Cops and meets the politicians, activists and scientists asking who’s responsible for saving the planet
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Leonard Leo’s Next Move
2022-11-04 in The LeverThe conservative activist’s new group is attacking Iowa’s Democratic attorney general for leading a consumer protection group.
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Public order bill: new law is designed to stop climate protests – but it could actually give activists a legal tool
2022-10-31 by in The ConversationA legal expert explains how climate activists could use the government’s own legislation to their advantage.
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We must support protestors taking direct action to save our future
2022-10-30 (or before) in kerrang.comTagged under: Climate Change | Fossil Fuels | Activism
The Psychology of Effective Activism
2022-10-28 (or before) in Cambridge University Press & AssessmentCambridge Core - Social Psychology - The Psychology of Effective Activism
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Agenda Seeding: How 1960s Black Protests Moved Elites, Public Opinion and Voting | American Political Science Review | Cambridge Core
2022-10-28 (or before) in Cambridge University Press & AssessmentAgenda Seeding: How 1960s Black Protests Moved Elites, Public Opinion and Voting - Volume 114 Issue 3
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Selective Deafness of Political Parties: Strategic Responsiveness to Media, Protest and Real-World Signals on Immigration in Belgian Parliament
2022-10-28 (or before) in Oxford AcademicAbstract. How do political parties react to different signals from society indicating the saliency of a particular social problem? Are all parties equally respo
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Episode 57 - Phoebe Tickell - Imagination Activist — The SpaceShip Earth
2022-10-19 (or before) in thespaceship.earthTagged under: Activism
Do we really care more about Van Gogh’s sunflowers than real ones? | George Monbiot
2022-10-19 in The GuardianThe Just Stop Oil activists are accused of tactics that will stop people listening. But ‘respectable’ protest is roundly ignored, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot
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Braverman gives herself fresh anti-protest powers
2022-10-18 (or before) in openDemocracyLast-minute amendment to Public Order Bill lets home secretary slap injunctions on people ‘likely’ to protest
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Climate crisis activism: Is destroying property the answer?
2022-10-16 (or before) in openDemocracyFrom SUVs to gas pipelines, sabotage is on the rise as the climate crisis deepens – but does it work?
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The Right to Crash Cars Into People
2022-10-10 (or before) by in The New RepublicHow Republicans across the country came to endorse a terrorist tactic against protesters
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How fossil fuel firms use Black leaders to ‘deceive’ their communities
2022-10-10 in The GuardianBlack community members have been asked to rubber-stamp harmful projects for decades, activists say
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BHP proposal to extend Queensland coalmine until 2116 ‘delusional’, activists say
2022-10-07 in The GuardianProposed expansion would cover about 4,000 hectares and involve clearing of habitat for the koala, greater glider and other threatened species
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A deadly decade for land and environmental activists - with a killing every two days | Global Witness
2022-10-05 (or before) in Global WitnessA deadly decade for land and environmental activists - with a killing every two days
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Decade of defiance | Global Witness
2022-09-29 (or before) in Global WitnessTen years of reporting land and environmental activism worldwide
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With rights at risk, Indigenous Brazilians get on the ballot to fight back
2022-09-27 in MongabayIt was 35 years ago that Ailton Krenak, while painting his entire face with the black dye of the jenipapo fruit, protested against violence against Indigenous peoples in one of Brazil’s highest seats of power: the speaker’s podium in the lower House of Congress. “There is Indigenous blood in every hectare of Brazil’s 8 million […]
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‘The climate crisis is now’: haunting video spotlights California wildfires
2022-09-23 in The GuardianThe release by a Greta Thunberg-inspired activist group was timed with the global climate strike protests launching Friday
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This nine-year-old was enslaved in the US. Her story could help stop a chemical plant
2022-09-20 in The GuardianThe life stories of enslaved people are crucial to a legal battle over a Louisiana petrochemical facility that could triple residents’ exposure to carcinogens
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As resistance grows to the fossil fuel regime, laws are springing up everywhere to suppress climate activists | Jeff Sparrow
2022-09-18 in The GuardianAlong with subsidising big polluters, governments are setting in place repressive anti-protest laws to protect them
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Criticism intensifies after big oil admits ‘gaslighting’ public over green aims
2022-09-17 in The GuardianFury as ‘explosive’ documents reveal largest oil companies contradicted public statements and wished bedbugs upon critical activists
Tagged under: BP | Shell | Activism | Exxon | Chevron | Fossil Fuels | US Politics
Revealed: rightwing US lobbyists help craft slew of anti-protest fossil fuel bills
2022-09-14 in The GuardianLegislation drafted by Alec part of backlash against Indigenous communities and environmentalists opposing oil and gas projects
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‘Transformational’: could America’s new green bank be a climate gamechanger?
2022-09-11 in The GuardianLong championed by climate activists, the green bank would provide funding to expand clean energy use across the US
Tagged under: Joe Biden | Climate Change | US Politics | Activism
'No greater betrayal of humanity': Scientists take to the streets to demand climate action
2022-09-08 in ABC (Australian Broadcasting Corporation)As the gulf between climate science and climate action grows, these scientists are putting their bodies on the line to demand more is done.
Tagged under: Extinction Rebellion | Activism | Exxon | Greenhouse Gases | Climate Change
Green activists jubilant as Kingsnorth shelved | The Independent | The Independent
2022-09-07 (or before) in The IndependentE.on says coal plant is no longer needed as recession reduces electricity demand
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Burning forests for energy isn't 'renewable' – now the EU must admit it | Greta Thunberg and others
2022-09-05 in The GuardianThe EU’s classification of wood fuels is accelerating the climate crisis. Next week, a key vote can change that, says Greta Thunberg and other environmental activists
Tagged under: Renewable Energy | Greta Thunberg | Activism | Climate Change | Trees
Mike Davis, California’s ‘prophet of doom’, on activism in a dying world: ‘Despair is useless’
2022-08-31 in The GuardianHis warnings of ecological and social breakdown have proved accurate. But with months to live, Davis is anything but defeated
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Environmentalist Elizabeth Wathuti: ‘Perhaps I had something President Biden really needed to hear’
2022-08-30 in The GuardianKenya’s rising climate star tells how her speech at Cop26 grabbed a world leader’s attention, and urges policymakers to go beyond mere pledges
Tagged under: Activism | Joe Biden | COP26 | Africa | Sustainability
Liz Truss allowed farmers to pollute England’s rivers after ‘slashing red tape’, say campaigners
2022-08-27 in The GuardianAgricultural waste outstrips sewage as the main danger – and activists blame the ex-environment secretary’s cuts to farm inspections
Tagged under: Farming | Activism | Fish | Rivers | Wildlife
‘What’s the alternative? To give up?’: Bella Lack, the new queen of green
2022-08-14 in The GuardianBella Lack, a leading voice in the next generation of environmentalists, is on a mission to redefine activism. She talks about optimism, collective responsibility and finishing her A-levels
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A dynamic model of nonviolent resistance strategy
2022-08-08 (or before) in PLOS - Open ScienceWhy have some nonviolent revolutions succeeded even with modest participation numbers, while others have failed despite massive mobilization? We develop an agent-based model that predicts the outcomes of three well-known activism strategies. The first rapidly recruits a wide number of activists, which overwhelms the opponent’s support network and encourages large-scale defections. In the second, activists who have already mobilized remain committed to success and inspire other civilians to protest even when they are unable to protest themselves. In the third strategy, campaigns focus their energy and influence directly on ...
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Twelve angry children: young jurors call adults to account for climate crisis in The Trials
2022-08-04 in The GuardianDawn King’s new play at the Donmar imagines a reckoning for environmental chaos, presided over by the kids who inherit the mess. We join the writer and cast, including stars of Heartstopper, in rehearsal
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Dr. Dryden & The Missing Plankton: science, media & climate activism - See Through News
2022-07-31 in seethroughnews.orgA deep dive into counting plankton, science communication, and the media food chain
Tagged under: Oceans | Activism | Ocean Acidification
Latest updates: XR protesters blockade Hereford chicken factory mill
2022-07-26 (or before) in Hereford TimesProtesters are kicking off a day of demonstrations in Hereford today. Live updates here.
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Court orders UK government to explain how net zero policies will reach targets
2022-07-18 in The GuardianGreen activists brought challenge, arguing climate change strategy did not spell out how carbon emissions cuts would be achieved
Tagged under: Activism | Climate Change | Net Zero
Several arrests at protest over dying Iranian lake - BBC News
2022-07-17 (or before) in The BBCOnce the world's second largest salt lake, farming and drought have reduced Lake Urmia to a trickle.
Tagged under: Farming | Drought | Middle East | Iran | Activism
Sir David King: Climate Leadership, COP26, and 20 Degrees of Warming?
2022-07-08 (or before) in YouTubeSir David King is interviewed by Ed Gemmell, Managing Director of Scientists Warning Europe. The interview focusses on Sir David’s analysis of COP26 and whet...
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‘Condemning everyone alive’: outrage at US supreme court climate ruling
2022-06-30 in The GuardianLimiting the Environmental Protection Agency at a time when fossil fuel emissions need to be curbed is ‘devastating’
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Thinktank that briefed against XR given $30k by ExxonMobil in 2017
2022-06-15 in The GuardianReport shows Policy Exchange, which called for criminalisation of climate group, previously received money from oil firm
Tagged under: Extinction Rebellion | Exxon | Climate Justice | Activism
Right-Wing Judges Say It’s “Harmless” to Label Climate Activist a Terrorist
2022-06-09 (or before) in The InterceptA court upheld Jessica Reznicek’s excessive sentence for vandalism aimed at stopping the Dakota Access pipeline.
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Officer ‘surprised’ by Patel’s late night call to superior during XR protest | The Independent
2022-06-05 (or before) in The IndependentFive activists convicted over a protest at a newspaper publishers are questioning whether there was political interference in police actions.
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3m face starvation: Activist asks presidential aspirants to focus on climate
2022-05-28 by Japhet Ruto in tuko.co.keKenyan environmental activist Elizabeth Wathuti asked presidential aspirants to focus on addressing climate change. She said 3m Kenyans were facing hunger.
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Italian Activists’ Homes Searched by Police Following Gazprom Protests
2022-05-27 by in DeSmogThe homes of three Italian climate activists were searched by the Italian police last week over their alleged involvement in March in a protest against fossil gas in Milan, Italy. The search warrant, shared with DeSmog by one of the activists, alleges that the activists spray painted and vandalized the side of a building, headquarters […]
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Here in Poland, “Going Green” Means Burning Even More Coal
2022-05-27 in The NationWith parents and children struggling to breathe, climate activism is a matter of life and death.
Tagged under: Coal | Fossil Fuels | Russia | Women and Children | Activism | Children
Eco-activists ‘could undermine energy security and hinder net-zero effort’
2022-05-25 (or before) in The IndependentOffshore Energies UK said the industry is ‘aligned with their long-term vision’.
Tagged under: Activism | Net Zero
Three arrested at Shell AGM as protesters chant ‘We will stop you’
2022-05-24 in The GuardianEnvironmental activists accuse firm’s board of spending more on green ads than green technology
Tagged under: Shell | Activism | Fossil Fuels
Peter Kalmus: ‘As a species, we’re on autopilot, not making the right decisions’
2022-05-21 in The GuardianThe Nasa data scientist explains why inaction on the climate crisis pushed him to chain himself to an LA bank – and why trusting in the ‘people in charge’ is so dangerous
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Natural gas to be classed as ‘green’ investment to boost North Sea
2022-05-15 (or before) in The TelegraphProposals to bolster UK energy security by drilling for the fossil fuel risk angering climate change activists
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Greta Thunberg: The disarming case to act right now on climate change
2022-05-02 (or before) by in TED: Ideas Worth SpreadingIn this passionate call to action, 16-year-old climate activist Greta Thunberg explains why, in August 2018, she walked out of school and organized a strike to raise awareness of global warming, protesting outside the Swedish parliament and grabbing the world's attention. "The climate crisis has already been solved. We already have all the facts and solutions," Thunberg says. "All we have to do is to wake up and change."
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Science Museum cancels event as speakers withdraw over fossil fuel sponsorship
2022-04-27 in Culture UnstainedThe Science Museum has been forced into cancelling a prominent panel discussion at the last minute after speakers withdrew from the event in protest at the museum’s highly controversial stance on fossil fuel sponsorship. ‘The Doors of Perception: Exploring Psychedelic Therapy’ was set to take place tonight in the Museum’s ‘Ronson Theatre’ and featured a…
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Tyre Extinguishers – deflating SUV tyres as a form of climate action
2022-03-18 in The GuardianUK activists fighting climate heating and pollution say public response more welcoming than expected
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‘So angry’: climate activists distraught after court reverses climate change 'duty of care' ruling
2022-03-15 in The Guardian‘I’m devastated by today’s judgement’, says one of the students who brought the original case
Tagged under: Activism | Coal | Climate Change
Activists vow to take EU to court to fight its forest biomass policies
2022-03-14 in MongabayThe EU remains committed to burning forests to make energy, despite conclusive scientific evidence of its climate destabilizing impacts. In a new strategy, forest advocates plan to take the EU to court to fight that policy.
Tagged under: Activism | Trees
About Us - Direct Action Everywhere
2022-03-08 (or before) in Direct Action Everywhere - Until every animal is freeDxE is a global grassroots network of animal rights activists. Together, we will achieve social and political change for animals in one generation.
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The USA entered the top 10 countries in the world with the most expensive food: where food is even more expensive - The Saxon
2022-03-02 in The Saxon - The news from SandbachIn a recent survey, the U.S. ranked lower than Switzerland, South Korea, Norway, Iceland, France and Israel in terms of the amount of money spent on standard food purchases, according to MarketWatch. < /p> Photo: Shutterstock American consumers have been hit hard by the effects of inflation lately. Total costs in the US are growing […]
Why the attack on oil and gas PR is a threat to free speech
2022-02-28 in Ad AgeAn activist campaign has profound implications for public relations, advertising, marketing and political consulting firms for industries addressing controversial issues.
Tagged under: Activism | Public Opinion
Activists disrupt luxury oil club dinner to protest expansion of North Sea oil and gas production – XR Scotland
2022-02-26 (or before) in XR Scotland - Extinction Rebellion ScotlandTagged under: Extinction Rebellion | Activism
Innocent TV ad banned for claiming its drinks help environment
2022-02-23 in The GuardianAdvertising watchdog demands company provides proof of its products’ green merits
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Constituents set up ‘Steve Baker Watch’ over MP’s climate stance
2022-02-16 in The GuardianCampaigners say Tory MP for Wycombe is trying to ‘wreck’ government plans for environment
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Greta Thunberg condemns UK firm’s plans for iron mine on Sami land
2022-02-11 in The GuardianBeowulf Mining ‘hopeful’ for decision on mine in Sápmi despite opposition from activist, UN and Swedish church
Tagged under: Greta Thunberg | Activism | Wildlife
UK drops ‘absurd’ case against Greenpeace for dropping rocks in sea
2022-02-07 in The GuardianJudge rebukes Marine Management Organisation for prosecution over direct action to stop bottom trawling
Tagged under: Activism | Greenhouse Gases | Fish | Wildlife | Greenpeace
Campaigners fighting controversial A27 bypass join Extinction Rebellion protest
2022-02-04 (or before) in Brighton ArgusCAMPAIGNERS against a controversial bypass joined a nationwide “banner drop” protest with Extinction Rebellion to show their discontent.
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The Deliberate Rebellion | Extinction Rebellion
2022-01-23 (or before) in YouTubeIn the UK, Extinction Rebellion’s third demand is that government must create and be led by the decisions of a citizens’ assembly on climate and ecological j...
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How a Married Undercover Cop Having Sex With Activists Killed a Climate Movement
2022-01-20 (or before) in VICEMark Kennedy spent seven years pretending to be a climate activist. People he deceived are still rebuilding their lives.
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Time is running out. Here’s how the climate movement can level up.
2022-01-10 by in VoxThe high-risk, high-reward stakes of building a more radical movement.
Tagged under: Activism | Joe Biden | Climate Change | US Politics
'Extraordinary progress' - Beijing meets air pollution goals after coal crackdown
2022-01-04 in Climate Home NewsSocial media protests and US direct diplomacy pushed authorities in China's capital to clean up heavy industry and home heating
Priti Patel vows to curb eco protests and asylum appeals in 2022
2022-01-01 in The GuardianHome secretary delivers legal wishlist in new year video message which opposition calls ‘slogans not solutions’
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Greta Thunberg on the state of the climate movement and the roots of her power as an activist
2021-12-29 (or before) in The Washington PostThe Swedish activist discusses being catapulted to the world stage, and how Asperger’s has helped her stay so focused.
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The Guardian view on climate activism: between obedience and resistance | Editorial
2021-12-29 in The GuardianEditorial: Non-violent civil disobedience remains a vital tool for protest, but its form is shifting
Tagged under: Extinction Rebellion | Greta Thunberg | Activism | COP26 | Greenpeace | Extinction
Greta Thunberg says it’s ‘strange’ Joe Biden is considered a climate leader
2021-12-28 in The GuardianEnvironmental activist criticises US president for expanding fossil fuel infrastructure
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An activist challenges her “Terrorism” sentence for civil disobedience in the fight against the Dakota Access Pipeline
2021-12-28 (or before) in Center for Constitutional RightsIn July 2017, Jessica Reznicek and Ruby Montoya, two activists from the Catholic Worker Movement, held a press conference to announce that they were responsible for acts of vandalism against the Dakot
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Campaigners force Shell to halt oil exploration on South African coast
2021-12-28 in The GuardianCourt instructs company to stop tests along Wild Coast after concerns raised about wildlife and lack of consultation
Tagged under: Shell | South Africa | Africa | Wildlife | Fossil Fuels | Activism
Activists Are Using the “Climate Necessity Defense” in Court — and Winning
2021-12-24 by in Truthout - Fearless Independent JournalismAn upcoming court appeal is attempting to challenge the branding of Water and Land Protectors as eco-terrorists.
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Self-Defeating Environmental Activism - Competitive Enterprise Institute
2021-12-22 (or before) in Competitive Enterprise Institute - Competitive Enterprise InstituteWhen we say, “the environment,” we usually mean the natural world and its processes, the plants and animals which we collectively call the biosphere. It is an age-old debate in philosophy, however, whether human beings themselves are part of “the environment” in the same way that every other living creature is. Because human beings are […]
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Research On Degrowth
2021-12-19 (or before) in Annual ReviewsScholars and activists mobilize increasingly the term degrowth when producing knowledge critical of the ideology and costs of growth-based development. Degrowth signals a radical political and economic reorganization leading to reduced resource and energy use. The degrowth hypothesis posits that such a trajectory of social transformation is necessary, desirable, and possible; the conditions of its realization require additional study. Research on degrowth has reinvigorated the limits to growth debate with critical examination of the historical, cultural, social, and political forces that have made economic growth a dominant obje...
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Standing up for creation is a sacred sacrifice. My Christian friends came close to prison this week
2021-12-16 (or before) in premierchristianity.comThose in power want to clamp down on our right to peaceful protest. If it happens, it will seriously undermine our democratic freedoms
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As eco-anxieties mount, Africa's young people urge action on clima
2021-12-08 (or before) by in News Thomson Reuters Foundation NewsAfrica has the world's youngest population, and youth activists from Sudan to South Africa have been vocal in pushing for bolder policy action
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Project InsideOut
2021-12-05 (or before) in Project InsideOut - PIOProject InsideOut seeks to create a new mindset for engaging communities on our urgent climate and sustainability issues. We are an emerging global community that unites activists with clinical psychologists and evidence-based research to drive sustainable behavior change for our planet.
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‘It’s as if we’re in Mad Max’: warnings for Amazon as goldmining dredges occupy river
2021-11-24 in The GuardianHundreds of illegal goldmining dredges converge in search of metal as one activist describes it as a ‘free-for-all’
Tagged under: Amazon Rainforest | Brazil | Rivers | Activism
Rhetoric and frame analysis of ExxonMobil's climate change communications
2021-11-18 (or before) in Cell PressThis is the first computational assessment of how ExxonMobil has used language to subtly yet systematically frame public discourse about climate change. We show that ExxonMobil uses rhetoric mimicking the tobacco industry to downplay the reality and seriousness of climate change, to present fossil fuel dominance as reasonable and inevitable, and to shift responsibility for climate change away from itself and onto consumers. Our work is relevant to lawsuits, policy proposals, and grassroots activism seeking to hold fossil fuel companies accountable for deceptive marketing.
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Under Fire From Activists, Edelman Unveils Climate Strategy
2021-11-15 (or before) in adweek.comPR firm will undergo a 60-day review of its client roster, among other changes.
Tagged under: Activism | COP26 | Climate Change
We’re Heading Straight for a Demi-Armageddon
2021-11-04 (or before) by in The AtlanticWhat happens when we do something—but not enough—to stop climate change?
Tagged under: Renewable Energy | Joe Biden | IPCC | Climate Change | Electricity | Russia | Sea Level | Climate Change Impacts | Electricity Grid | Activism
Met Police: We can't just 'yank' glued protesters off the ground
2021-11-04 (or before) in LBC Live News & OpinionThe Met Police has hit back at those criticising their handling of Insulate Britain's demonstration at Parliament, saying they can't wade in and "haphazardly yank" glued protesters off the ground.
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Native opposition to Nevada lithium mine grows
2021-10-28 in Grist.org: Climate. Justice. Solutions.Tribes near the proposed mine at Thacker Pass say they weren't adequately consulted.
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Young climate activists have far more power than they realise
2021-10-26 by in The ConversationRegardless of the outcomes of COP26, imaginations have already revolted.
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There are no real climate leaders yet – who will step up at Cop26? | Greta Thunberg
2021-10-21 in The GuardianLike other rich nations, the UK is more talk than action on the climate crisis. Something needs to change in Glasgow, says climate activist Greta Thunberg
Tagged under: Greta Thunberg | Activism | COP26 | Greenhouse Gases | Climate Change | Fossil Fuels
Tim Crosland explains why he disclosed the Heathrow judgement.
2021-10-18 (or before) in The BBCThe qualified barrister and climate change activist spoke to the BBC's Dominic Casciani before heading into court.
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Over 650 People Arrested in D.C. During Week of Indigenous-led Climate Action Calling on Biden to be the Climate Leader he Promised to be
2021-10-18 by in DeSmogAs environmental advocates from across the United States converged in Washington, D.C. last week to take part in the five day “People vs. Fossil Fuels” action, President Biden’s infrastructure package remained stalled, in part, by West Virginia Senator Joe Manchin’s push to cut its largest climate measure. The series of fossil fuel protests were organized by a coalition of over […]
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Indigenous tribes tried to block a car battery mine. But the courts stood in the way
2021-10-15 in The GuardianLegal setbacks in efforts to block a new lithium mine in Nevada’s Thacker Pass highlight how federal courts routinely fail to protect sacred lands
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Prince Charles and His Battle for Our Planet
2021-10-12 (or before) in The BBCPrince Charles reveals his sympathy for climate activists.
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Prince Charles: I understand climate activists' anger - BBC News
2021-10-11 (or before) in The BBCThe Prince of Wales tells the BBC he sympathises with protesters - but any action must be constructive.
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Lake District sewage could leave Windermere ‘ecologically dead’
2021-10-08 in The GuardianCampaigners say combination of waste from local plant as well as private septic tanks to blame
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Young climate activists from across world urge UK and UN to act on killings of environmental defenders | The Independent
2021-10-04 (or before) in The IndependentExclusive: Activists urge Alok Sharma and Antonio Guterres to do more after a prominent environmentalist is shot dead in Kenya
Tagged under: Activism | COP26 | Climate Change
The problem isn’t with protesters blocking the M25 – it’s that more people aren’t joining them | The Independent
2021-09-22 (or before) in www-independent-co-uk.cdn.ampproject.orgTagged under: Climate Change | Activism
Environmentalists warn of close ties between oil and gas sector and UK’s North Sea regulator
2021-09-17 in The GuardianMembers of Oil and Gas Authority hold shares in fossil fuel firms, raising conflict of interest concerns
Tagged under: COP26 | Fossil Fuels | Activism | Greenpeace
‘We will have a really long, long memory’: Greens calling businesses’ bluff on climate change
2021-09-15 (or before) in PoliticoActivists want the companies that have called for federal climate action to get behind the $3.5 trillion package: "We will have a really long, long memory."
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Mexico: demand justice for murdered environmentalist!
2021-09-15 (or before) in Rainforest Rescue - Working together for the rainforestEnvironmental and human rights campaigners in Mexico face extreme danger in their day-to-day work. On July 5, activist Simón Pedro Pérez López was the victim of a drive-by shooting, murdered in front of his son in the middle of the Simojovel market in Chiapas. Please support our petition demanding justice for Simón Pedro.
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Indigenous resistance has cut U.S. and Canada's annual emissions
2021-09-10 in Grist.org: Climate. Justice. Solutions.A new study shows indigenous resistance cut emissions by at least 25%.
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Prosecco protesters rise up against ‘ruthless expansion’ of Italian winemakers
2021-09-10 in The GuardianLocals say cypress trees have been lost and rivers polluted by pesticides and wastewater from wineries
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Laudato si' (24 May 2015) | Francis
2021-09-09 (or before) in The VaticanEncyclical Letter Laudato si' of the Holy Father Francis on care for our common home (24 May 2015)
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Environmentalists vow to block woodchip export plan in NSW Hunter region
2021-09-08 in The GuardianStartup energy firm’s bid to send up to 60,000 tonnes of woodchips to Japan for burning in power plants condemned by conservation group
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Climate groups call for COP26 summit delay over vaccines, costs
2021-09-07 (or before) by in News Thomson Reuters Foundation NewsUK announces it will pay for hotel quarantine and says it is working 'tirelessly' to vaccine delegates and ensure inclusive climate talks - but activists say that aim is now impossible
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‘There’s no point in throwing away if you can fix it’: a day out with the recycling van
2021-08-31 in The Guardian‘Protest organisation’ that collects recyclable waste from thousands in Brighton sets sights on the future
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Lewes FC player to don 'climate coat' after match as part of 500-mile pilgrimage
2021-08-29 (or before) in Brighton ArgusLEWES FC midfielder Bradley Pritchard will kick off a climate change “pilgrimage” after the team’s match against Horsham on Monday.
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Wrong to label Extinction Rebellion as extremists, says Home Office adviser
2021-08-21 in The GuardianPeer at odds with Priti Patel over climate activists on eve of more protests
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The IPCC’s 6th Assessment Report and implications for #Manchester (aka “Eleven Theses on futility, backed up with footnotes (1)”)
2021-08-09 in Manchester Climate Monthly | To inform, inspire and involveToday the latest “we are all doomed” climate report comes out. It is the latest in a long long (see below) line of such reports. Climate activists will want to believe that this, at last will…
A Field Guide to Climate Anxiety
2021-07-25 (or before) in University of California PressGen Z's first "existential toolkit" for combating eco-guilt and burnout while advocating for climate justice. A youth movement is reenergizing global environmental activism. The “climate generation”—late millennials and iGen, or Generation Z—is demanding that policy makers and government leaders take immediate action to address the dire outcomes predicted by climate science.
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Religious protesters: Tables to be overturned
2021-07-23 (or before) in The Church TimesTagged under: Activism
Amazon rainforest ‘will collapse if Bolsonaro remains president’
2021-07-14 in The GuardianBrazilian academics and activists issue warning amid fresh assault on environmental protections
Tagged under: Deforestation | Bolsonaro | Amazon Rainforest | Activism | Rainforests | Brazil | Collapse
Centre for Environmental Rights – Advancing Environmental Rights in South Africa
2021-07-11 (or before) in Centre for Environmental Rights, South AfricaWe are activist lawyers who defend the right of communities and civil society organisations to an environment not harmful to health or wellbeing for
Tagged under: Activism | South Africa | Africa | Health
Iowa climate activist sentenced to eight years in federal prison for Dakota Access pipeline sabotage
2021-07-04 (or before) in Des Moines RegisterTagged under: Activism
12 arrested in raids on Extinction Rebellion sites in London
2021-06-26 in The GuardianPolice seize equipment from three premises before what officers expect will be busy weekend of protests
Tagged under: Extinction Rebellion | Activism
Shell forced to slash global emissions after landmark court ruling | The Independent
2021-05-26 (or before) in The IndependentActivist groups hail ‘historic win’ as Dutch court orders multinational fossil fuel company to cut CO2 emissions by 45% by 2030
Tagged under: Shell | Activism | Greenhouse Gases | Climate Change
Church investment bodies’ 2050 target for net-zero disappoints activists
2021-05-23 (or before) in The Church TimesTagged under: Activism | Net Zero
Pacheedaht First Nation chiefs in Canada tell anti-logging protesters to leave their lands
2021-04-14 in The GuardianLeaders condemn ‘unsolicited involvement by others in our territory’ as activists seek to protect old-growth trees
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'Kern runs on oil': as California confronts climate crisis, one county is ready to drill
2021-03-12 in The GuardianKern county has approved the drilling of thousands of new wells despite opposition from farmers and activists
Tagged under: Farming | Drought | Fossil Fuels | California | Activism
India Targets Climate Activists With the Help of Big Tech
2021-02-27 (or before) in The InterceptTech giants like Google and Facebook appear to be aiding and abetting a vicious government campaign against Indian climate activists.
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UK councils still invest in fossil fuels despite declaring climate emergency
2021-02-23 in The GuardianNearly £10bn worth of investments including in oil and gas made via pension funds in last financial year
Tagged under: Greenhouse Gases | Fossil Fuels | Activism
Climate change is a threat to our security - Boris Johnson - BBC News
2021-02-22 (or before) in The BBCDavid Attenborough and activist Nisreen Elsaim address a UN session chaired by Boris Johnson.
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Rolling back social and environmental safeguards in the time of COVID-19
2021-02-18 in Land Portal | Securing Land Rights Through Open DataThis crucial report demonstrates how states and other actors are using the COVID-19 pandemic as an opportunity to roll back social and environmental safeguards. In doing so, they are eroding the rights of indigenous peoples in the five most tropically forested countries of the world Indigenous peoples have protested against actions by states that have used the crisis as an
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Rescue plan for nature: How to fix the biodiversity crisis
2021-02-18 (or before) by in New ScientistTagged under: Climate Change | Activism
From anger to action: Differential impacts of eco-anxiety, eco-depression, and eco-anger on climate action and wellbeing
2021-02-14 (or before) in ScienceDirect.comResearch documents the experiences of depression and anxiety evoked by climate change, but little attention has been given to frustration and anger, o…
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Judge “radically scales back” UKOG protest injunction
2021-02-09 in DRILL OR DROP? - Independent journalism on UK fracking, onshore oil and gas and the reactions to itA High Court judge has approved major cuts to one of England’s widest-ranging injunctions against protests at oil and gas sites.
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Standard Chartered, stop funding our destruction! - Bulatlat
2021-02-08 in Bulatlat: news, reports and commentary - BulatlatA Filipina climate activist tells a British multinational bank: "Your money kills people, fuels the climate crisis, and destroys our homes."
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Earth First! Direct Action Manual, 3rd Edition
2021-02-07 (or before) in IssuuThe DAM is almost 300 pages of diagrams, descriptions of techniques and a comprehensive overview of the role direct action plays in resistance—from planning an action, doing a soft blockade, putting up a treesit or executing a lockdown; to legal and prisoner support, direct action trainings, fun political pranks, and more. The DAM has been compiled and updated by frontline activists from around the US to help spread the knowledge and get these skills farther out in the world.
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Pipeline CEOs, facing environmental activism, vow to fight back
2021-02-07 (or before) in CNBCExecutives from some of the largest North American pipeline firms acknowledged they were too slow too respond to a surge in environmental activism.
Tagged under: Activism | Donald Trump
Court convicts French state for failure to address climate crisis
2021-02-03 in The GuardianState found guilty of ‘non-respect of its engagements’ aimed at fighting global warming
Tagged under: Activism | Greenhouse Gases | France | Greenpeace
Fury as long-awaited UK environment bill is delayed for third time
2021-01-26 in The GuardianGreen campaigners attack further delay ‘to most important piece of legislation for decades’
Tagged under: Activism | Legislation
Greta Thunberg's message to world leaders at #DavosAgenda
2021-01-26 (or before) in The World Economic ForumThe climate activist delivered a powerful message on the ecological crisis to participants of the virtual Davos event.
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March 19 - Fridays For Future
2021-01-13 in Fridays For Future is an international climate movement active in most countries and our website offers information on who we are and what you can do.We are yet again protesting to demand Climate Justice. On March 19 we return with fresh calls, new ideas and bolder actions.
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To Force Climate Action, We Need More Than Just Protests
2020-12-24 (or before) in JacobinTwo years ago, the Sunrise Movement and Extinction Rebellion both captured media attention through bold direct action. Since then, Sunrise has combined protest with political work challenging fossil-fuel interests. XR and other groups tepid about electoral politics should do the same.
Tagged under: Extinction Rebellion | Climate Change | Activism
Can we ‘restore’ the climate? These young activists want us to try.
2020-12-11 in Grist.org: Climate. Justice. Solutions.They’re ready to talk about carbon removal. Are you?
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Movements shaping climate futures: A systematic mapping of protests against fossil fuel and low-carbon energy projects - IOPscience
2020-11-28 (or before) in IOPscienceTagged under: Activism
Governments urged to go beyond net zero climate targets
2020-11-13 in The GuardianLeading scientists and campaigners say cutting emissions alone is not enough
Tagged under: Activism | Greenhouse Gases | Net Zero
Roman Krznaric: How to be a good ancestor
2020-10-24 (or before) by in TED: Ideas Worth SpreadingOur descendants own the future, but the decisions and actions we make now will tremendously impact generations to come, says philosopher Roman Krznaric. From a global campaign to grant legal personhood to nature to a groundbreaking lawsuit by a coalition of young activists, Krznaric shares examples of ways we can become good ancestors -- or, as he calls them, "Time Rebels" -- and join a movement redefining lifespans, pursuing intergenerational justice and practicing deep love for the planet.
Rowan Williams urges UK universities to divest from fossil fuels
2020-10-17 in The GuardianFormer archbishop says oil firm holdings not compatible with duty to next generation
Tagged under: Activism | Fossil Fuels
Queensland transition to renewables would generate almost 10,000 jobs, analysis shows
2020-10-14 in The GuardianExclusive: Sunshine and available land offer a ‘world-class’ opportunity, expert says
Tagged under: Renewable Energy | Solar Energy | Hydrogen | Greenhouse Gases | Coal | Wind Power | Activism
People, not carbon emissions, should be at the heart of the west's climate action | Aruna Chandrasekhar
2020-10-09 in The GuardianIn focusing on targets, activists from rich countries risk putting metrics above the lives of vulnerable people, says Aruna Chandrasekhar, an independent journalist from India
Tagged under: Extinction Rebellion | Activism | Greenhouse Gases | Extinction | India
Extinction Rebellion is showing Britain what real democracy could look like | George Monbiot
2020-09-16 in The GuardianThe protest movement’s call for meaningful participation highlights the failings of dysfunctional Westminster politics, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot
Tagged under: Extinction Rebellion | Activism | Extinction
A New Justice Movement Emerges to Defend Steven Donziger
2020-09-10 in The NationThe lawyer who helped win a historic Amazon cleanup deal faces six months in prison, but will still not have a jury trial.
Tagged under: Activism | Amazon Rainforest
The path to the square: the role of digital technologies in Belarus’ protests
2020-09-05 (or before) in openDemocracyIn the new information environment, state violence against hyperlocal dispersed protests is becoming less effective in suppressing them. As the situation in Belarus shows, violence is providing a new motivation for people to take to the streets.
Tagged under: Activism
Literary figures join Extinction Rebellion campaign against thinktanks
2020-09-02 in The GuardianMargaret Atwood among authors supporting Writers Rebel group set to protest in London
Tagged under: Extinction Rebellion | Activism
Greta Thunberg: After two years of school strikes, the world is still in a state of climate crisis denial
2020-08-19 in The GuardianWe can have as many meetings as we like, but the will to change is nowhere in sight, says climate activist Greta Thunberg, and others
Tagged under: Greta Thunberg | Activism | Greenhouse Gases | Climate Change | The Paris Agreement
Think 'sanctions' will trouble China? Then you're stuck in the politics of the past | Ai Weiwei
2020-08-06 in The GuardianThe complex history of how China and the US once embraced each other should inform how the current showdown is tackled, says artist and activist Ai Weiwei
Tagged under: Economics | US Politics | Activism
US could become ‘safe haven’ for corporate abusers, activists warn
2020-08-05 in The GuardianCampaigners fear supreme court will reinterpret centuries-old law used by foreign victims of human rights violations
Tagged under: Activism
Tesco urged to ditch meat company over alleged links to Amazon deforestation
2020-08-05 in The GuardianResponding to Greenpeace campaign to cut links to Brazilian meat giant JBS, supermarket calls on government to ensure all UK food is deforestation-free
Tagged under: Deforestation | Bolsonaro | Rainforests | Amazon Rainforest | Brazil | Cattle and Dairy Farming | Greenpeace | Activism
With big rallies cancelled, young climate activists are adapting election tactics
2020-08-03 in The GuardianPhone banks, social media and friend-to-friend campaigning are the new focus ahead of this year’s US elections
Tagged under: Activism | US Politics
For Effective Climate Change Activism, Focus on Supply
2020-07-14 (or before) in BloombergTo effect change, climate activists need to pursue both divestment and limiting demand for carbon emissions.
Tagged under: Activism | Climate Change | Economics
US climate activists charged with 'terrorizing' lobbyist over plastic pollution stunt
2020-06-25 in The GuardianAnne Rolfes and Kate McIntosh face up to 15 years in prison after delivering box of plastic pellets found as pollution
Tagged under: Activism | Louisiana
Louisiana Environmental Activists Charged With “Terrorizing”
2020-06-25 by Alleen Brown in The InterceptTwo activists face 15 years in prison for sending plastic pellets to an industry advocate affiliated with the Taiwanese petrochemical giant Formosa.
Tagged under: Louisiana | Activism
A pipeline, a protest, and a polluted past
2020-06-12 in Grist.org: Climate. Justice. Solutions.A small pipeline poses big questions about the future of natural gas in New York.
Tagged under: Electricity Grid | Activism
Contemplative Activism: A Primer - Life Itself
2020-06-11 in Life ItselfWe are proposing that contemplative awareness, skills and practices can inform our responses to our collective cultural process of deep and lasting change. We set out some of our initial ideas in our first paper. Here we are exploring in more depth that some of the proposals might mean. There are some ways in which […]
Tagged under: Activism
Greta Thunberg looks to UN security council election for leverage on climate
2020-06-10 in Climate Home NewsYouth activists have written to small island negotiators, urging them to use their vote to pressure Canada and Norway into ending oil extraction
Tagged under: Greta Thunberg | Activism
Exclusive: Police Chief urged Priti Patel to use Extinction Rebellion ‘opportunity’ to curb protest rights
2020-06-05 (or before) in openDemocracyBoris Johnson says protest ‘a key part of democracy’. But new documents show Met Police boss urging government to use XR demos as a ‘much-needed opportunity’ to limit protest laws
Tagged under: Extinction Rebellion | Activism
Young people face 'altered world', say lawyers in child climate case
2020-05-06 by in The Straits Times - Breaking News, Lifestyle & Multimedia NewsLONDON (THOMSON REUTERS FOUNDATION) - Young people face a "fundamentally altered world" that threatens their human rights and safety unless governments take effective action to curb climate change, lawyers for Greta Thunberg and other child climate activists said on Tuesday (May 5). . Read more at straitstimes.com.
Tagged under: Greta Thunberg | Activism | Climate Change | Children
Brazil using coronavirus to cover up assaults on Amazon, warn activists
2020-05-06 in The GuardianFears Jair Bolsonaro’s ‘land grabbers decree’ may be pushed forwards after new rule allows land-grabbing on indigenous reserves
Tagged under: Deforestation | Activism | Bolsonaro | Rainforests | Amazon Rainforest | Brazil
Disobedience, Protest, and the Pandemic: Climate Change and Citizen Action under Conditions of Social Distancing | Blog by Graeme Hayes
2020-05-05 in CUSP | Centre for the Understanding of Sustainable ProsperityCivil disobedience is not just a checklist of components, but a tradition of morally purposeful action and an expression of citizenship, CUSP Fellow Graeme Hayes writes. As the pandemic ushers in new social norms, and political and economic interests may seek to capitalise on the crisis to further deepen social inequality, how social movements rethink their tactics may have profound consequences for the effectiveness of future protests.
Tagged under: Climate Change | Economics | Capitalism | Activism
Church fund urges other ExxonMobil investors to sack board over climate
2020-04-24 in The GuardianChurch Commissioners writes to fellow shareholders ahead of protest vote at oil giant’s AGM
Tagged under: Exxon | Religion | Activism
UK voter ID plan disenfranchises the poor, appeal court told
2020-04-23 in The GuardianActivist argues trials were unlawful and denied hundreds of people right to vote
Tagged under: Activism
How to Persuade Workers It's Time to Move on From Oil and Gas
2020-04-15 (or before) in VICEWith crude prices crashing and companies looking to government bailouts, climate change activists are sharpening their pitch to hard-hit industry workers.
Tagged under: Climate Change | Activism
Too Hot to Handle?, By Rebecca Willis
2020-03-25 (or before) in Bristol University PressToo Hot to Handle? - The Democratic Challenge of Climate Change; This book explores why climate is such a challenge for political systems, even when policy solutions exist. It argues that more democracy, not less, is needed to tackle the climate crisis, and suggests practical ways forward.
Tagged under: Politics | Democracy | Climate Change | Activism
ACT — Art, Climate, Transition - ACT
2020-03-12 (or before) in ACT Ñ Art, Climate, Transition - ACTis a European cooperation project on hope. The hope we’re interested in is about ‘broad perspectives with specific possibilities, ones that invite or demand that we act’.
Tagged under: Activism | European Union
Conservative activists: there is no Climate Emergency. Our survey. | Conservative Home
2020-03-03 (or before) in Conservative Home - Comprehensive, independent coverage of the UK Conservative PartyThey reject the claim that there is one by about two-thirds to one third. Our other survey findings on the same theme will also be published this week.
Tagged under: Activism | Climate Change
'Amazing News': Climate Activists Celebrate Victory After Forcing Company to Abandon Proposed Tar Sands Project
2020-02-24 (or before) in Common Dreamscontinue to fight because our planet and future is at stake.
Tagged under: Activism
Former UN Climate Chief Calls For Civil Disobedience
2020-02-24 (or before) by in ForbesThe woman who led the negotiations for the Paris Agreement has called in a new book for political engagement on climate change that goes well beyond the voting booth.
Tagged under: Greta Thunberg | Activism | Climate Change | Extinction Rebellion
XR 2020 Strategy - Power : Together - Extinction Rebellion UK
2020-02-12 in Extinction RebellionThe world has changed significantly since Extinction Rebellion launched just over a year ago. Inspired by activists around the world, arm in arm with other movements, thousands of people from all walks of life have been part of this change; united by courage and purpose and an itch for rebellion. World leaders, although finally admitting […]
Tagged under: Extinction Rebellion | Activism
The EU’s green deal is a colossal exercise in greenwashing | Yanis Varoufakis and David Adler
2020-02-07 in The GuardianUrsula von der Leyen’s signature proposal co-opts the slogans of climate activism, but has none of the substance, say Yanis Varoufakis and David Adler of Democracy in Europe Movement 2025
Tagged under: Greenhouse Gases | European Union | Activism
Met chief: update public nuisance law to tackle Extinction Rebellion
2020-02-05 in The GuardianCressida Dick says police need more powers to deal with protest groups such as XR
Tagged under: Activism | Extinction Rebellion
Airlines want you to think they’re serious about the climate crisis. They’re not | Max Wakefield
2020-02-04 in The GuardianAn offer to plant trees to offset carbon emissions isn’t a solution – it’s a licence to continue with business as usual, says environmental activist Max Wakefield
Tagged under: Greta Thunberg | Air Travel | Trees | Carbon Offsetting | Activism
‘Put that light out,’ plead locals near Brighton’s stadium
2020-02-02 in The GuardianFootball club’s all-night glow is visible for miles … and keeps the birds awake
Tagged under: Activism
Mexico: defender of monarch butterflies found dead two weeks after he vanished
2020-01-30 in The GuardianActivists say death of Homero Gómez González found floating in a well could be over illegal logging disputes
Tagged under: Activism | Wildlife | Butterflies and Moths | Mexico
From loo roll to dumplings: Hong Kong protesters weaponise purchasing power
2020-01-23 by Verna Yu in The GuardianThe ‘yellow economic circle’ movement aims to promote locally owned businesses – and shun Chinese ones
Tagged under: China | Activism | Economics
Davos 2020: Mnuchin says Greta Thunberg, should study economics at college
2020-01-23 (or before) in CNBCTreasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin sharply criticized the financial credentials of 17-year-old Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg on Thursday.
Tagged under: Greta Thunberg | Activism | Economics
'I am still not used to this': Greta Thunberg meets Prince Charles | ITV News
2020-01-22 in ITVPrinces Charles spoke at the World Economic Forum in Davos, where he met teenage climate activist Greta Thunberg. | ITV National News
Tagged under: Greta Thunberg | Activism | Sustainability
'Modi is afraid': women take lead in India's citizenship protests
2020-01-21 in The GuardianHousewives, grandmothers and students in Delhi at centre of resistance to new citizenship laws
Tagged under: Women and Children | Activism | India
As earth burns, $1.9 Trillion for fossil fuels?!
2020-01-20 (or before) in Avaaz - The World in ActionWe can stop it! World's biggest investor just flipped -- let's get the rest on board! Sign now!
Tagged under: Activism | Disinvestment | Fossil Fuels
UK extremism tsar urges rethink after Extinction Rebellion listed as terror threat
2020-01-20 in The GuardianSara Khan calls for clarity after non-violent groups feature in counter-terror material
Tagged under: Extinction Rebellion | Activism
Court Quashes Youth Climate Change Case Against Government (Published 2020)
2020-01-17 in The New York TimesTwo of three judges on the panel said that climate change was an issue for lawmakers, not the courts.
Tagged under: Activism | USA | Litigation | Climate Change
YouTube Still Monetizing, Promoting Climate Science Denial, Report Finds
2020-01-16 by in DeSmogYou don’t have to look far to find misinformation about climate science continuing to spread online through prominent social media channels like YouTube. That’s despite the overwhelming scientific consensus that humans are driving the climate crisis. A new report by the global activist NGO Avaaz reveals that, despite YouTube’s pledge to combat misinformation, the popular video […]
Tagged under: Activism | Disinformation and Misinformation
The Reason Fossil Fuel Companies Are Finally Reckoning with Climate Change
2020-01-16 (or before) in TIME MagazineProtesters have swarmed Shell's headquarters in recent years
Tagged under: Shell | Climate Change | Fossil Fuels | Activism
Roger Federer responds to climate crisis criticism from Greta Thunberg
2020-01-12 in The GuardianRoger Federer has issued a cautiously worded response to mounting criticism, including from climate activist Greta Thunberg, over his sponsorship deal with Credit Suisse
Tagged under: Greta Thunberg | Activism | Bushfires | Climate Change
Greta Thunberg tells world leaders to end fossil fuel ‘madness’
2020-01-10 in The GuardianFailure to end investment ‘would be a betrayal against life itself’, say climate activists
Tagged under: Greta Thunberg | Activism | Fossil Fuels
Terrorism police list Extinction Rebellion as extremist ideology
2020-01-10 in The GuardianExclusive: Police scramble to recall guide issued to teachers putting climate activists alongside far-right groups
Tagged under: Extinction Rebellion | Activism
Greta Thunberg: At Davos we will tell world leaders to abandon the fossil fuel economy
2020-01-10 in The GuardianAverting catastrophe would be the best business decision to emerge from the economic forum in its 50 years of existence, says climate activist Greta Thunberg and others
Tagged under: Economics | Greta Thunberg | Activism | Fossil Fuels
A Lesson in How Not to Mitigate Climate Change
2020-01-10 (or before) in Verso BooksCapitalist climate governance has always relied on pseudo-reforms that leave the richest free to accumulate capital, while dumping taxes on working people to nudge them in the 'right direction'. But as the protests of the gilets jaunes show, many working people no longer accept the moralising terms of capitalist approaches to climate change. In this article, Andreas Malm argues that if we really want to save this Planet, we must pursue a different kind of climate politics, one that could learn a great deal from the methods and tactics of the gilets jaunes.
Tagged under: Climate Change | Capitalism | Activism
One year to save the planet: a simple guide to fighting the climate crisis in 2020
2020-01-07 in The GuardianVeganism might help and it’s always good to avoid flying. But the answer to Earth’s emergency must involve political, collective action – and there are countless ways to get active
Tagged under: Extinction Rebellion | Greta Thunberg | Activism
Will Indonesia's new capital just move the problem to the jungle? - BBC News
2020-01-02 (or before) in BBCActivists say moving the capital to Borneo threatens indigenous people and Kalimantan's rich wildlife.
Tagged under: Wildlife | Indonesia | Activism
Extractivism: a digital collecting project
2019-12-29 in Climate Museum UK - Experimental museum for the Earth crisisClimate Museum UK is very excited to be a recipient of the first Activist Museum Award, along with the International Slavery Museum and Museum as Muck. As part of the 20th anniversary celebrations …
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Planting trees is only a good news story if it’s done right | Bibi van der Zee
2019-12-25 by Bibi van der Zee in The GuardianIn the fight against global warming, we’d be better off preserving natural forests than planting new monoculture plantations, says Guardian journalist Bibi van der Zee
Tagged under: Global Warming | Activism | Carbon Capture and Storage | Forests | Trees | Deforestation | Climate Change
Lebanon heads for meltdown as protesters keep returning to streets
2019-12-25 in The GuardianPower of the street has run headlong into a system invested in entrenched graft and incompetence
Tagged under: Africa | Middle East | Activism
2019 wasn't global protests and Fleabag: it was the year a climate truth bomb dropped | Brigid Delaney
2019-12-19 in The GuardianMany of us suddenly woke up, stopped disassociating and realised the party was over
Tagged under: Bushfires | Extreme Weather | Activism
Science NOT Silence - March For Science
2019-12-17 (or before) in marchforscience.orgThe groundbreaking IPCC 1.5° report – authored by the world’s leading climate scientists – is being blocked from UN climate ...
Greta Thunberg says school strikes have achieved nothing
2019-12-06 in The GuardianActivist says 4% greenhouse gas emissions rise since 2015 shows action is insufficient
Tagged under: Greta Thunberg | Activism | Greenhouse Gases | Climate Change
'Black wall' of redacted pages as UK fracking report finally released
2019-12-02 in The GuardianPeople will wonder why there is so much the government wants to conceal, says Greenpeace
Tagged under: Fracking | Fossil Fuels | Greenpeace | Activism
Charges dropped against more than 100 Extinction Rebellion protesters
2019-11-27 in The GuardianDecision may prompt those detained in October protests to sue for wrongful arrest
Tagged under: Extinction Rebellion | Activism
UN calls for push to cut greenhouse gas levels to avoid climate chaos
2019-11-26 in The GuardianGlobal emissions must fall by 7.6% a year for next decade to avoid crisis, report says
Tagged under: Greenhouse Gases | Activism
Meat: A Threat to Our Planet? review – guaranteed to put you off your chicken nuggets
2019-11-25 in The GuardianLiz Bonnin’s investigation of the environmental mayhem caused by mass carnivory was meaty, disquieting viewing
Tagged under: Deforestation | Farming | Rainforests | Amazon Rainforest | Texas | Cattle and Dairy Farming | Trees | Activism
Students accuse Cambridge university of 'greenwashing' ties with oil firms
2019-11-23 in The GuardianActivists call Cambridge Zero initiative a ‘PR stunt to divert attention from links to fossil fuel industry’
Tagged under: Activism | Greenhouse Gases | Fossil Fuels | Geoengineering
Don't 'demonise and ostracise' us in climate change debate, says BP
2019-11-23 (or before) in Sky NewsActivists, who posed as living statues and doused themselves in oil, say the British Museum should be ashamed of its links to BP.
Tagged under: BP | Activism | Climate Change
Why I Got Baptized at the Extinction Rebellion Protests
2019-11-22 by in SojournersI choose to take part in Extinction Rebellion as a Christian because I need God beside me.
Tagged under: Christianity | Extinction Rebellion | Climate Change | Activism
Stand Up and Fight Back: Tactics and Strategies for Effective Creative Activism
2019-11-21 (or before) in VimeoReverend James Lawson, a leading theoretician and tactician of nonviolence within the Civil Rights Movement who was instrumental in training Martin Luther King Jr.…
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Why climate change is an irrelevance, economic growth is a myth and sustainability is forty years too late | Global Comment
2019-11-20 in Global CommentHave climate-change activists got it wrong? This is what Kevin Casey thinks the real problem is
Tagged under: Economics | Climate Change | Activism | Economic Growth | Sustainability
'Sneering and uninformed': judges attack Courier-Mail coverage of fines for anti-Adani activists
2019-11-19 in The GuardianNews Corp article, editorial and comment piece accused of ignoring essential facts
Tagged under: Activism
Extinction Rebellion climate protesters block Geneva’s private jet terminal
2019-11-17 in South China Morning PostCivil disobedience movement stages day of action at airport terminal demanding halt to ‘absurd’ form of luxury transport.
Tagged under: Extinction Rebellion | Climate Change | Activism
Twitter political ad ban could silence climate activists, warns Warren
2019-11-06 in The GuardianUS presidential hopeful says fossil fuel firms will be free to promote themselves while critics are barred
Tagged under: Activism | Fossil Fuels | US Politics
Extinction Rebellion protesters may sue Met as ban ruled unlawful
2019-11-06 in The GuardianSection 14 order issued to halt protest across London was not legitimate, high court rules
Tagged under: Extinction Rebellion | Activism
Jane Fonda Explains Her “Fire Drills Friday” Climate Protest Plan: “It’s Grannies Unite!”
2019-11-06 by in The Hollywood Reporter - Movie news, TV news, awards news, lifestyle news, business news and more from The Hollywood Reporter.Jane Fonda talks about her Fire Drill Fridays and getting arrested in Washington, D.C., for protesting climate change.
Tagged under: Climate Change | Activism
Extinction Rebellion has won in the courts. Now we must win this climate election | Tobias Garnett
2019-11-06 in The GuardianWe need more than judges to fight the climate crisis, says Tobias Garnett of Extinction Rebellion
Tagged under: Extinction Rebellion | Activism
Young climate activists chain selves to Washington pier amid pipeline delivery
2019-11-05 in The GuardianProtest comes amid effort to disrupt 700-mile Trans Mountain pipeline expansion
Tagged under: Activism | Washington State
Charities say next UK government must bring forward climate targets
2019-11-04 in The GuardianGroups including Greenpeace, WI and Oxfam call for faster action in letter to all parties
Tagged under: Greenhouse Gases | Greenpeace | Activism
Dr Rowan Williams "the future of the human race is now at stake" | 2019 | Extinction Rebellion UK
2019-11-04 (or before) in YouTubeRowan Douglas Williams, Baron Williams of Oystermouth is a Welsh Anglican bishop, theologian and poet. He served as the 104th Archbishop of Canterbury from D...
Tagged under: Extinction Rebellion | Greenhouse Gases | Climate Change | Activism | Extinction
'Ecological breakdown': Greta Thunberg and youth activists rally as wildfires burn
2019-11-02 in The GuardianThe Swedish climate activist joined more than 1,000 people for an afternoon of youth-led climate action in Los Angeles
Tagged under: Greta Thunberg | Activism | Wildfires | California
Should this tree have the same rights as you?
2019-11-02 in The GuardianAround the world, a movement is gaining momentum that grants legal rights to natural phenomena, including rivers, lakes and mountains. Robert Macfarlane investigates the rise of the new animism
Tagged under: Activism | Rivers | Trees
Argentina could become 'sacrificial country' for plastic waste, say activists
2019-11-01 in The GuardianCountry has changed definition of waste, which campaigners fear could lead to imports of low-grade plastic scraps
Tagged under: Argentina | Activism
Royal Shakespeare Company ends BP partnership after student protest - BBC News
2019-10-31 (or before) in The BBCThe theatre company says it "cannot ignore" the "strength of feeling" against its sponsorship deal.
The flawed social science behind Extinction Rebellion’s change strategy
2019-10-30 (or before) in MediumTagged under: Extinction Rebellion | Activism
Emmanuel Macron's war on climate activism
2019-10-23 in Climate Home NewsWhy are climate protesters being tear-gassed under the watch of France's president, a self-defined climate champion?
Tagged under: Activism | France
Extinction Rebellion protests cost Met police £37m so far
2019-10-22 in The GuardianFigure more than double that spent each year on trying to reduce violent crime in London
Tagged under: Extinction Rebellion | Activism
The Guardian view on Extinction Rebellion: numbers alone won’t create change | Editorial
2019-10-21 in The GuardianEditorial: People being in the streets isn’t effective without a strategy, and XR needs a clearer one for what could be years of non-violent struggle
Tagged under: Extinction Rebellion | Climate Change | Activism
It’s taken years, but at last there’s real hope for meaningful climate action | Politics | The Guardian
2019-10-21 (or before) in The GuardianThe young protesters have been inspiring. Politicians have to respond – and our Green New Deal bill will slash carbon emissions, says Green MP Caroline Lucas
Tagged under: Activism
Right Wing Attacks on Greta Thunberg: How Low Can They Go? Canada's Extremist Network 'The Rebel' Tries for the Prize
2019-10-19 by in DeSmogThe Koch-funded right wing echo chamber seems obsessed with competing to insult and vilify Greta Thunberg in the most vile and disgusting ways imaginable. The sixteen-year-old climate activist has faced a coordinated barrage of bullying and harassment that started long before she set sail for America. “Freak yachting accidents do happen…” was a particularly disturbing […]
Tagged under: Greta Thunberg | Activism
'Older generations can't understand': XR Youth on being heard
2019-10-19 in The GuardianFor young Extinction Rebellion members, there is an urgency they say others struggle to fully grasp
Tagged under: Extinction Rebellion | Activism
Citing 'Moral Duty to Take Radical Action,' Over 700 Scientists Endorse Mass Civil Disobedience to Fight Climate Crisis
2019-10-19 (or before) in Common DreamsWe believe that the continued governmental inaction over the climate and ecological crisis now justifies peaceful and nonviolent protest and direct action, even if this goes beyond the bounds of the current law.
Tagged under: Activism
Queensland claims cabinet confidentiality to block release of climate protest details
2019-10-18 in The GuardianDetails of photos used to justify new protest laws blocked from release
Tagged under: Activism | Extinction Rebellion
Heathrow expansion violates climate rights of children, say lawyers
2019-10-17 in The GuardianAppeal court to hear fresh challenge against plans for construction of third runway
Tagged under: Activism | Greenhouse Gases | Air Travel | Women and Children | Children
System change, not climate change! What 'The Good Place' can teach us about climate action
2019-10-16 (or before) in openDemocracyIt’s pointless to blame Extinction Rebellion activists for eating McDonalds. Like in the TV show The Good Place, it’s the system that’s broken.
Tagged under: Extinction Rebellion | Activism | Climate Change
High Court grants Extinction Rebellion to challenge London-wide ban on protests
2019-10-16 in Morning StarTagged under: Extinction Rebellion | Climate Change | Activism
Extinction Rebellion: who are the protesters, and why are they doing it?
2019-10-11 in The GuardianAs a week of civil disobedience comes to an end, protesters explain the environmental fears that have driven them to action
Tagged under: Extinction Rebellion | Activism
Extinction Rebellion protester, 83, happy to 'go to jail to save his grandkids' - Mirror Online
2019-10-11 by Amy Coles in The MirrorTagged under: Extinction Rebellion | Climate Change | Activism
Does Extinction Rebellion have a race problem?
2019-10-04 in The GuardianCritics say group is not doing enough to involve people of colour, or expose links between climate crisis and inequality
Tagged under: Extinction Rebellion | Activism
Ex-police chiefs to join Extinction Rebellion activists in biggest protest yet - Mirror Online
2019-10-02 (or before) by Milo Boyd in The MirrorTagged under: Extinction Rebellion | Activism | Heatwaves | Climate Change
No One Seemed To Notice Greta Thunberg’s Critique Of The Green New Deal
2019-09-23 (or before) by in Forbes"We cannot make 'deals' with physics," the Swedish teen activist said.
Tagged under: Greta Thunberg | Activism
Greta Thunberg, 15 kids file UN complaint to force nations to fight climate change
2019-09-23 in Climate Liability Newsprint By Karen Savage Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg and 15 other young people from around the world have filed a human rights complaint against five countries for continuing to promote fossil fuels and failing to reduce carbon emissions. The group has asked the United Nations Committee on the Rights of the Child (CRC) to …
Tagged under: Litigation | Climate Change | United Nations | Greta Thunberg | Activism | Children | Women and Children
This isn't extinction, it's extermination: the people killing nature know what they're doing | Jeff Sparrow
2019-09-20 by Jeff Sparrow in The GuardianThe climate strike must be a beginning and not an end. Warming won’t be stopped by symbolism
Tagged under: Global Warming | Climate Change | Activism | Greenhouse Gases | Extinction
Greta Thunberg: I have a dream that the powerful will take the climate crisis seriously
2019-09-20 (or before) in The IndependentIn a highly anticipated speech in Congress after travelling half the way across the Atlantic by boat, Greta Thunberg urges US senators to learn from the sacrifices of Martin Luther King and other civil rights activists in the fight against climate change. Here is the transcript
Tagged under: Greta Thunberg | Activism | US Politics | Climate Change
From Alan Jones to the Daily Mail: the Australian media's bizarre reactions to the climate strike
2019-09-20 in The GuardianJones cited Joseph Goebbels while the Mail found a child who said they just wanted the day off school
Tagged under: Activism
'The crisis is already here': young strikers facing climate apartheid
2019-09-19 in The GuardianYoung activists call for north-south solidarity to tackle climate emergency that threatens to exacerbate inequality and conflict
Tagged under: Greta Thunberg | Activism | Bolsonaro | Greenhouse Gases | Nigeria | Africa
Greta Thunberg: ‘We are ignoring natural climate solutions’
2019-09-19 in The GuardianFilm by Swedish activist and Guardian journalist George Monbiot says nature must be used to repair broken climate
Tagged under: Deforestation | Greta Thunberg | Activism | Rainforests | Amazon Rainforest | Greenhouse Gases | Fossil Fuels | Trees
'We're losing the race': UN secretary general calls climate change an 'emergency'
2019-09-18 in The GuardianAntónio Guterres cites ‘fantastic leadership’ of young activists and is counting on public pressure to compel governments to honor the 2015 Paris Agreement
Tagged under: Activism | Climate Change
How Greta Thunberg Captured Our Attention on Climate
2019-09-09 by in Slate MagazineWe’re finally ready to absorb her bleak message, and maybe act on it.
Tagged under: Greta Thunberg | Activism | Climate Change
Luisa Neubauer: Why you should be a climate activist
2019-09-07 (or before) by in TED: Ideas Worth Spreading"I dream of a world where geography classes teach about the climate crisis as this one great challenge that was won by people like you and me," says climate activist Luisa Neubauer. With Greta Thunberg, Neubauer helped initiate "Fridays For Future," the momentous international school strike movement that protests the lack of action on the climate crisis. She shares four first steps that anyone, regardless of age, can take to become a climate activist. "This is not a job for a single generation. This is a job for humanity," she says.
Tagged under: Greta Thunberg | Activism | Climate Change | Sustainability
Greta Thunberg Says 'Haters' Attacking Her Asperger's Have 'Nowhere Left to Go' - EcoWatch
2019-09-03 in EcoWatch - For a Healthier Planet and LifeChampions of Greta Thunberg — and the 16-year-old climate activist herself — hit back against malicious right-wing bullies over the weekend as she called her Asperger's syndrome diagnosis a "superpower" and her defenders said there is but one reason that people attack the person who has galvanized the global climate strike movement ...
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Teenage activists and an IPCC triumph
2019-08-17 (or before) in NatureThe latest report from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change is a well-timed blueprint for action. Decision makers must now pay attention — a nascent youth movement is showing them how. The latest report from the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change is a well-timed blueprint for action.
Tagged under: Activism | Climate Change | IPCC
Government's shift to relax shale gas fracking safeguards condemned
2019-08-15 in The GuardianEnvironment groups fear possibly ‘weakened’ earthquake risk rules after report on Cuadrilla drilling
Tagged under: Activism | Fracking | Fossil Fuels | Greenpeace
Andrew Bolt rips teen climate activist Dr. Greta as ‘deeply disturbed’ – ‘I have never seen a girl so young & with so many mental disorders treated by so many adults as a guru’ – Greta Responds
2019-08-04 in Climate Depot | A project of CFACTGuest essay by Eric Worrall Greta has accused Andrew Bolt of being part of a hate and conspiracy campaign, for suggesting her climate certainty might be a symptom of her mental disorders. Naturally…
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The 1975: Greta Thunberg writes climate essay for new album - BBC News
2019-07-25 (or before) in The BBCThe Swedish activist has recorded a spoken-word essay for the opening track on the band's new album.
Tagged under: Greta Thunberg | Activism
I’m an ordinary person who joined an Extinction Rebellion blockade. Here's why you should too
2019-07-23 in The GuardianIt was way out of my comfort zone, but as a scientist I can tell you that the climate emergency is much more terrifying
Tagged under: Extinction Rebellion | Activism
Greta Thunberg: ‘They see us as a threat because we’re having an impact’
2019-07-21 in The GuardianThe climate activist answers questions from famous supporters and Observer readers, with an introduction by Ali Smith
Tagged under: Greta Thunberg | Activism
'Biggest compliment yet': Greta Thunberg welcomes oil chief's 'greatest threat' label
2019-07-05 in The GuardianActivists say comments by Opec head prove world opinion is turning against fossil fuels
Tagged under: Greta Thunberg | Activism | Extreme Weather | Fossil Fuels
Governments and firms in 28 countries sued over climate crisis – report
2019-07-04 in The GuardianMore than 1,300 legal actions over global heating brought since 1990, say researchers
Tagged under: Activism
Enough of the climate nightmare. It’s time to paint the dream | Ed Miliband
2019-07-04 in The GuardianA new approach must connect the climate crisis with inequality to offer a compelling and attractive way forward for society, says Labour MP Ed Miliband
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How Republicans killed Oregon’s climate crisis bill – by fleeing the state
2019-06-29 in The GuardianAfter legislators fled the state, rightwing groups pledged their support and protesters demonstrated outside the state house
Tagged under: Oregon | US Politics | Activism
Doctors call for nonviolent direct action over climate crisis
2019-06-27 in The GuardianGovernments have abrogated responsibility with woefully inadequate policies, says letter
Tagged under: Activism | Health
This Civilisation is Finished: Conversations on the end of Empire – and what lies beyond | The Simplicity Collective
2019-06-14 in Simplicity Collective - Join the Simple Living MovementI’ve just published a new book, co-authored with philosopher-activist Rupert Read (leading spokesperson of the Extinction Rebellion in the UK). There is also a postscript by Helena Norberg-Hodge, author of Ancient Futures and producer of The Economics of Happiness. Our new book is entitled This Civilisation is Finished: Conversations on the end of Empire – […]
Tagged under: Extinction Rebellion | Economics | Activism | Extinction
Urgency is what's demanded by young activists. But they're met with crumbling complacency | Eve Livingston
2019-06-11 in The GuardianThere’s a generational divide between an establishment desperate for gradual change and a youth fired up for overhaul, says journalist Eve Livingston
Tagged under: Greta Thunberg | Activism | Climate Change
Radical Help by Hilary Cottam review – how to revolutionise the welfare state
2019-06-07 in The GuardianThis inspiring book is based on a social activist’s series of experiments giving people the control to improve their own lives
Tagged under: Activism
Public concern over environment reaches record high in UK
2019-06-05 in The GuardianBritons are more worried about climate crisis than economy, crime and immigration
Tagged under: Greta Thunberg | Activism | Extinction Rebellion
The Anti-Flying Movement Is Slowly Starting to Hurt European Airlines
2019-05-28 by in Skift: Travel News, Airline News and Hotel NewsTeenage climate change activist Greta Thunberg gained plenty of plaudits for her impassioned speech at a recent protest in London, but the way she got to
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Watch our doc with Greta Thunberg and a generation of teenage activists | Dazed
2019-05-15 (or before) by in Dazed & Confused Magazine | Fashion, Art, Music, Film, Ideas | DazedThis is a teenage riot – kids across the world are changing the planet’s future with peaceful protest and a demand to be heard
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Police chief says Extinction Rebellion protesters will be arrested 'very, very fast' and suggests officers were not assertive enough last time | The Independent | The Independent
2019-05-15 (or before) in The Independent'Next time we will have to quite simply have more people earlier, and be very very fast and assertive about getting people arrested,' Cressida Dick says
Tagged under: Extinction Rebellion | Climate Change | Activism
As English fans get set to cross Europe, anger rises at football’s carbon bootprint
2019-05-11 in The GuardianPlanes going to the finals in Spain and Azerbaijan will emit 35,000 tonnes of carbon dioxide – climate activists want change
Tagged under: Climate Change | Activism
'Exterminator of the future': Brazil's Bolsonaro denounced for environmental assault
2019-05-09 in The GuardianActivist and politician Marina Silva warns Brazil’s rainforest protections being destroyed but vows ‘we can’t let that happen’
Tagged under: Activism | Bolsonaro | Rainforests | Amazon Rainforest | Brazil
As the left wakes up to climate injustice, we must not fall into ‘green colonialism’ | Dalia Gebrial
2019-05-08 in The GuardianAny Green New Deal must avoid the imperial mistakes of the past, and value the global south as much as westerners, says freelance journalist Dalia Gebrial
Tagged under: Activism | Colonialism
We are full of bright ideas to solve ecological problems. So let’s act on them | Chris Packham
2019-05-06 in The GuardianThere is hope in the face of environmental crises. But we must all embrace change, says naturalist Chris Packham
Tagged under: Farming | Activism | Climate Change | Wildlife
UK urged to take lead on biodiversity as UN issues urgent warning
2019-05-06 in The GuardianMinisters have commissioned a report on economic case for biodiversity, but activists insist actions, not studies, are needed
Tagged under: Economics | Wildlife | Activism
Now we know: conventional campaigning won’t prevent our extinction | Roger Hallam
2019-05-01 by Roger Hallam in The GuardianI helped to found Extinction Rebellion because only non-violent civil disobedience will stop the destruction of our natural world, says Roger Hallam
Tagged under: Extinction Rebellion | Climate Change | Extinction | Activism
Let’s seize the moment and create a Green New Deal for the UK | Ed Miliband, Caroline Lucas and Laura Sandys
2019-04-30 in The GuardianWe are coming together across party lines to ally the issue of climate change with social transformation, say Ed Miliband, Caroline Lucas and Laura Sandys
Tagged under: Greta Thunberg | Climate Change | Activism | Extinction Rebellion | Extinction
Fracking tsar quits after six months and blames eco activists
2019-04-27 in The GuardianNatascha Engel says developing the industry would be ‘an impossible task’
Tagged under: Activism | Fracking | Fossil Fuels
Support for Extinction Rebellion soars after Easter protests
2019-04-24 in The GuardianClimate activists say pressure growing on politicians to act as donations flood in
Tagged under: Extinction Rebellion | Activism | Extinction
Greta Thunberg backs climate general strike to force leaders to act
2019-04-22 in The GuardianSwedish activist says world faces ‘existential crisis’ and must achieve goals of Paris deal
Tagged under: Extinction Rebellion | Greta Thunberg | Activism | Climate Change | Extinction
Humanity is at a crossroads, Greta Thunberg tells Extinction Rebellion
2019-04-21 in The GuardianSwedish climate activist’s speech comes amid police action to clear protesters from Waterloo Bridge
Tagged under: Extinction Rebellion | Greta Thunberg | Activism
Slow burn? The long road to a zero-emissions UK
2019-04-21 in The GuardianExtinction Rebellion protesters want a carbon-free UK by 2025. But can the financial and political hurdles be overcome?
Tagged under: Extinction Rebellion | Greenhouse Gases | Activism
Mark Carney tells global banks they cannot ignore climate change dangers
2019-04-17 in The GuardianFinancial sector warned it risks losses from extreme weather and its stakes in polluting firms
Tagged under: Economics | Extreme Weather | Greenhouse Gases | Climate Change | Activism | Extinction Rebellion | Extinction
Let nature heal climate and biodiversity crises, say campaigners
2019-04-03 in The GuardianRestoration of forests and coasts can tackle ‘existential crises’ but is being overlooked
Tagged under: Activism | Greenhouse Gases | Wildlife | Trees
Mutilated dolphins wash up on French coast in record numbers
2019-03-31 in The GuardianActivists say 1,100 dolphins found since January - but real figure may be 10 times higher
Tagged under: Activism | France | Fish | Whales and Dolphins | Wildlife
Barclays funds climate breakdown. We are determined to make it stop | Seema Syeda
2019-03-30 in The GuardianThe bank is a huge backer of the fossil fuel industry and attendant climate catastrophe. Direct action is vital, says Momentum activist Seema Syeda
Tagged under: Activism | Fossil Fuels
Don't know how to save the planet? This is what you can do
2019-03-25 in The GuardianShould we become vegetarians? Is it OK to fly? The author of There Is No Planet B, A Handbook for the Make or Break Years, answers the big questions
Tagged under: Activism
Climate Activists Must Come To Grips With The Role Natural Gas Will Have
2019-03-23 (or before) by in ForbesThe International Energy Agency has released its World Energy Outlook, noting that the role of renewables will escalate to 40% of all global power generation by 2040. But it also means an increased role for natural gas to back up those green fuels, all to combat climate change.
Tagged under: Renewable Energy | Activism | Climate Change
Royal Court and Globe join UK arts climate protest
2019-03-20 in The GuardianLeading arts institutions stage day of action to raise awareness of ecological crisis
Tagged under: Activism
Global Warming Energy Restrictions Threaten U.S. National Security | Watts Up With That?
2019-03-20 in Watts Up With That?March 5, 2019 By James Taylor Download the PDF A review of all risk factors reveals that imposing carbon dioxide restrictions on the U.S. economy would diminish, rather than enhance, American military preparedness. Global warming activists claim climate change poses a threat to America’s military and national security. Their primary assertion is that alleged negative
Tagged under: Economics | Climate Change | Activism
Deep coal mine gets go ahead in Cumbria despite protests
2019-03-19 in The GuardianEnvironmental campaigners say backing for Woodhouse colliery cannot be justified
Tagged under: Coal | Fossil Fuels | Activism
Capitalism is destroying the Earth. We need a new human right for future generations | George Monbiot
2019-03-15 in The GuardianThe children on climate strike are right: their lives should not be sacrificed to satisfy our greed, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot
Tagged under: Capitalism | Women and Children | Children | Activism
Revealed: Glencore bankrolled covert campaign to prop up coal
2019-03-06 in The GuardianThe mining company engaged Sir Lynton Crosby’s firm to push anti-renewables message and counter anti-coal activists
Tagged under: Renewable Energy | Coal | Fossil Fuels | Activism
Youth climate strikers: 'We are going to change the fate of humanity'
2019-03-01 in The GuardianExclusive: Students issue an open letter ahead of global day of action on 15 March, when young people are expected to strike across 50 nations
Tagged under: Activism | Climate Change
MPs debate climate after school strike – but only a handful turn up
2019-02-28 in The GuardianGovernment benches mostly empty for debate inspired by schoolchildren’s climate strike
Tagged under: Greenhouse Gases | Activism
Don't trust the adults in the room on climate change | Kate Aronoff
2019-02-25 in The GuardianOlder politicians are too quick to write off younger climate activists. But where are their solutions to the climate crisis?
Tagged under: Activism | Climate Change | US Politics
School climate strikes: what next for the latest generation of activists?
2019-02-18 by in The ConversationFour pieces of advice for young people wanting to fight climate change.
Tagged under: Activism | Climate Change
Chaotic scenes as pupils escape from school and head to climate march
2019-02-17 (or before) in Brighton ArgusTHERE were chaotic scenes at one secondary school as pupils clambered over gates in a bid to reach a protest march.
Tagged under: Activism
UK pupils to join global strike over climate change crisis
2019-02-08 in The GuardianThousands of pupils to walk out of lessons amid growing concern over global warming
Tagged under: Activism | Climate Change
Greta Thunberg: The disarming case to act right now on climate change
2019-02-05 (or before) by in TED: Ideas Worth SpreadingTagged under: Greta Thunberg | Activism | Climate Change | Sustainability
Elites' response to climate change must be fair, says EU official
2019-01-29 in The GuardianGilets jaunes’ anger shows that companies must do their bit, says Frans Timmermans
Tagged under: France | Climate Change | European Union | Activism
An Audacious Toolkit: Actions Against Climate Breakdown (Part 1: A is for Advocacy)
2019-01-27 (or before) by Julia Steinberger in MediumWhat can we do when confronted with planetary catastrophe? The answer is EVERYTHING. Wait, wait. This is not an overly optimistic “Change is easy and painless! We just all need to do X Y Z!” column…
Tagged under: Activism | Climate Change
Greta Thunberg: The disarming case to act right now on climate change
2019-01-27 (or before) by in TED: Ideas Worth SpreadingTagged under: Greta Thunberg | Activism | Climate Change | Sustainability
'Our house is on fire': Greta Thunberg, 16, urges leaders to act on climate | Climate crisis | The Guardian
2019-01-25 (or before) in The GuardianSwedish school strike activist demands economists tackle runaway global warming. Read her Davos speech here
Tagged under: Economics | Greta Thunberg | Activism
Brazil reveals highest deforestation figures in a decade as activists warn Bolsonaro will make issue worse | The Independent | The Independent
2019-01-01 (or before) in The IndependentIllegal logging and agriculture creeping into jungle land blamed for devastating rise
Tagged under: Deforestation | Bolsonaro | Rainforests | Amazon Rainforest | Brazil | Activism
BBC's London HQ put on lockdown over climate change protest
2018-12-21 in The GuardianExtinction Rebellion group calls for environment to be made ‘top editorial issue’
Tagged under: Extinction Rebellion | Climate Change | Activism | Extinction
Climate change activists vow to step up protests around world
2018-12-17 in The GuardianCampaigners say they will force governments to act after lack of progress at UN summit
Tagged under: Activism | Climate Change | Greenpeace
Make climate crisis top editorial priority, XR campaign urges BBC
2018-12-16 in The GuardianExtinction Rebellion group call on BBC to tell ‘full truth about ecological emergency’
Tagged under: Extinction Rebellion | Activism
You Are Stealing Our Future: Greta Thunberg, 15, Condemns the World’s Inaction on Climate Change
2018-12-14 (or before) in YouTubehttps://democracynow.org - Fifteen-year-old Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg addressed the U.N. plenary last night in Katowice, Poland, condemning glo...
Tagged under: Greta Thunberg | Greenhouse Gases | IPCC | Climate Change | Activism | Climate Justice
Revealed: FBI kept files on peaceful climate change protesters
2018-12-13 in The GuardianA protest at a BP plant in Indiana landed three sixtysomething campaigners in a federal surveillance report, documents released to the Guardian under the Freedom on Information Act show
Tagged under: BP | Climate Change | Activism | India
'Window is narrowing': scientists urge action at UN climate talks
2018-12-11 in The GuardianGilet jaunes protests cast shadow as concerns raised over backlash against rapid change
Tagged under: Greenhouse Gases | IPCC | Climate Change | Wind Power | Activism
Extinction Rebellion goes global in run-up to week of international civil disobedience
2018-12-10 in The GuardianUK activist group using climate talks in Poland this week to widen 35-country network
Tagged under: Extinction Rebellion | Activism
Protesters disrupt US panel's fossil fuels pitch at climate talks
2018-12-10 in The GuardianOfficial event praising coal, oil and gas met with laughter and chants of ‘shame on you’
Tagged under: Coal | Fossil Fuels | US Politics | Activism
How US billionaires are fuelling the hard-right cause in Britain | George Monbiot
2018-12-07 in The GuardianFunding from the Charles Koch Foundation suggests a hidden agenda at Spiked, says the Guardian columnist George Monbiot
Tagged under: Activism
I was arrested at a climate change protest – it was worth it | Gavin Turk
2018-11-20 in The GuardianOnly direct action will wake up our political system, says the artist Gavin Turk
Tagged under: Extinction Rebellion | Climate Change | Activism
Artist Gavin Turk arrested in London climate change protest
2018-11-18 in The GuardianTurk held for obstructing public highway and has no regrets in taking part in mass civil disobedience
Tagged under: Extinction Rebellion | Climate Change | Activism
Dozens arrested after climate protest blocks five London bridges
2018-11-17 in The GuardianThousands of protesters occupied bridges across the Thames over extinction crisis in huge act of peaceful civil disobedience
Tagged under: Extinction Rebellion | Wildlife | Activism
Climate activists glue hands to UK government building in new protest
2018-11-12 in The GuardianTwenty-two held over protests at Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy
Tagged under: Activism | Fracking
Dutch appeals court upholds landmark climate change ruling
2018-10-09 in The GuardianNetherlands ordered to increase emissions cuts in historic ruling that puts ‘all world governments on notice’
Tagged under: Activism | Greenhouse Gases | Climate Change
Anti-fascists say police post mugshots on Twitter to 'intimidate and silence'
2018-08-16 in The GuardianDoxing arrested protesters has become common, and can have lasting consequences even after the charges are dropped
Tagged under: Activism
We Need Bold Protests, Says ‘Stop Shopping’ Activist Rev. Billy Talen • The Revelator
2018-06-27 in The Revelator - Environmental News, Investigations and IdeasThe often-arrested social activist discusses his court case against Monsanto and the lessons it offers for other protestors.
Tagged under: Activism
How Fossil Fuel Money Made Climate Change Denial the Word of God • Skeptical Science
2018-04-07 by in Skeptical ScienceThe faith of evangelicals is no longer one that is driven by the teachings of Jesus, but instead is one that is founded and built upon a belief in oil. This is funded and driven by fossil fuel interests.
Tagged under: Activism | Climate Change | Religion
World's largest carbon producers face landmark human rights case
2016-07-27 in The GuardianFilipino government body gives 47 ‘carbon majors’ 45 days to respond to allegations of human rights violations resulting from climate change
Tagged under: Climate Change | Fossil Fuels | Greenpeace | Activism
Anti-coal protesters arrested after storming climate change sceptic's land
2015-10-26 in The GuardianNine held by police after blocking entrance to mine on Lord Ridley’s Northumberland estate and forcing operations to shut down
Tagged under: Coal | Climate Change Denial and Disinformation | Activism | Disinformation and Misinformation
How To Win The Media War Against Grassroots Activists: Stratfor's Strategies
2013-07-29 in MintPress NewsThe playbook: isolate the radicals, "cultivate" the idealists and "educate" them into becoming realists. Then co-opt the realists., Activists, Bart Mongoven, Global Intelligence Files, Intelligence, radicals, Stratfor, Wikileaks,
Tagged under: Climate Change Denial and Disinformation | Activism | Climate Change | Disinformation and Misinformation
Activist groups take aim at World Bank for assisting corporate land takeovers in Africa
2012-04-23 by in Deep Green Resistance News ServiceBy John Vidal & Claire Provost / The Guardian The World Bank is helping corporations and international investors snap up cheap land in Africa and developing countries worldwide at the expense of local communities, environment and farm groups said in a statement released on Monday to coincide with the bank’s annual land and poverty conference […]
Tagged under: Farming | Africa | Activism | Colonialism
James Lovelock: 'Enjoy life while you can: in 20 years global warming will hit the fan'
2008-03-01 in The GuardianThe climate science maverick believes catastrophe is inevitable, carbon offsetting is a joke and ethical living a scam. So what would he do, asks Decca Aitkenhead
Tagged under: Activism | Carbon Offsetting
James Lovelock: 'Enjoy life while you can: in 20 years global warming will hit the fan'
2008-03-01 in Wayback MachineThe climate science maverick believes catastrophe is inevitable, carbon offsetting is a joke and ethical living a scam. So what would he do, asks Decca Aitkenhead
Tagged under: Activism | Carbon Offsetting
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