Climate Change

18/10/19
Author: 
George Monbiot
‘Catastrophe afflicts people now and, unlike those in the rich world who can still afford to wallow in despair, they are forced to respond in practical ways.’ Photograph: Guillem Sartorio/AFP/Getty Images
15 Apr 2019

No one is coming to save us. Mass civil disobedience is essential to force a political response
 
Had we put as much effort into preventing environmental catastrophe as we’ve spent on making excuses for inaction, we would have solved it by now. Everywhere I look, I see people engaged in furious attempts to fend off the moral challenge it presents.
17/10/19
Author: 
Charlie Smith
Extinction Rebellion practises peaceful civil disobedience in fighting the climate crisis. RYAN DOUCET

October 16th, 2019

Climate activists who practise peaceful civil disobedience are planning their second significant action in Vancouver in less than two weeks.

On October 7, the Vancouver chapter of Extinction Rebellion took over the Burrard Bridge for 13 hours before police ordered demonstrators to disperse.

In the end, 10 people were arrested for refusing to leave.

16/10/19
Author: 
 Lee Camp
child and stuffy with face mask - Shutterstock
OCT 15, 2019
 
Lee Camp is an American stand-up comedian, writer, actor and activist.

Only 100 companies will sign humanity’s death sentence. That’s it. One hundred corporate boards filled with sociopaths. But I’ll get back to that in a moment.
16/10/19
Author: 
Stephanie Kirchgaessner in Washington @skirchy
Google helps bankroll more than a dozen organisations that have pushed against moves to stop climate change. Illustration: Guardian Design
11 Oct 2019

Firm’s public calls for climate action contrast with backing for conservative thinktanks
 
Google has made “substantial” contributions to some of the most notorious climate deniers in Washington despite its insistence that it supports political action on the climate crisis.

16/10/19
Author: 
Extinction Rebellion Vancouver

Welcome to Extinction Rebellion Vancouver newsletter #4!
In this issue: The global rebellion begins | Taking to the streets this Friday! | Form your own affinity group! | | Upcoming events |  

The Global Rebellion Begins

15/10/19
Author: 
Mike Miller
Sydney Strike - Photograph Source: Marcus Coblyn – CC BY 2.0

Climate justice advocates enthusiastically report that the recent Global Climate Strike involved 7.6 million people in 6,500 events that took place in 185 countries, supported by 8,500 websites, 3,000 companies, and 73 trade unions. Behind the headlines is this fact: with the exception of Morocco, no country in the world is complying with its Paris Climate Accord commitment, and the U.S. has dropped out of the international agreement.

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