Protest - Revolt

03/05/19
Author: 
Chris Turney
Days of protest by Extinction Rebellion have brought parts of London to a standstill. Credit: Shutterstoc

On Wednesday night a bipartisan UK Parliament passed an extraordinary measure: a national declaration of an Environment and Climate Emergency. The UK is the first national government to declare such an emergency. 

02/05/19
Author: 
Jennifer Nathan
 
 

Help Address Climate Change in the Courts

29/04/19
Author: 
Derrick O'Keefe, Robert Hackett, Shane Gunster

Justin Trudeau's shiny image is losing its luster amid a devastating corruption scandal. With movements pushing their own version of a Green New Deal, it might just be enough to take him down.

23/04/19
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

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.

16/04/19
Author: 
Matthew Taylor and Damien Gayle
Extinction Rebellion activists cause disruption across London in climate change protests
15 Apr 2019
 
Climate group occupies major landmarks in campaign that could last several days
 
Extinction Rebellion activists cause disruption across London in climate change protests –  see video at link
10/04/19
Author: 
Climate Defense Project

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Climate Defense Project
April 8, 2019
Contact: Kelsey Skaggs, (510) 883-3118; info@climatedefenseproject.org

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