We must have a green industrial revolution

We must draw on our history to find a way through the environmental crisis that faces us

National crisis? or international crisis of global capitalism?

Mining group is blaming the Queensland government for delays but environmental groups says this is ‘bogus’

This Is Not a Drill

“This is our last chance to do anything about the global climate and ecological emergency. Our last chance to save the world as we know it. Now or never, we need to be radical. We need to rise up. And we need to rebel. This is a book of truth and action.”

Extinction Rebellion protesters to stand in European elections

"the Great Debate"

- three-month voter-listening exercise
 

A fortnight with Extinction Rebellion

- in pictures

The Guardian photographer Sean Smith has spent every day with the climate change group Extinction Rebellion during their two weeks of protests in central London

Dare to declare capitalism dead . . .

. . . before it takes us all down with it

The economic system is incompatible with the survival of life on Earth. It is time to design a new one! 


Extinction Rebellion holds Hyde Park rally to mark 'pause' in protests.


Ceremony in London park marks break in activism after day spent targeting the City. 


“The only thing I don’t like is that the top of the girl’s head is the same height as the concrete block. Visually, it jars.”

Every day at work we all contribute to a system that is burning us alive . . .

Downing tools on 27 September will help change it!

EARTH STRIKE

 










CLIMATE BRIEFING

 
‘I would go to prison’

‘You did not act in time’

Thunberg’s full speech

The UK government’s active support for fossil fuels and airport expansion is “beyond absurd”, Greta Thunberg has told MPs.

Michael Gove admits to feeling guilt as young activist says: your fossil fuels policy is beyond absurd

Being ignored by governments is not an acceptable option . . .

Young people like Greta represent hope in the face of political inaction. Extinction Rebellion must succeed for their sake.

Extinction Rebellion arrests pass 1,000 on eighth day of protests  

Civil society?

Swedish climate activist’s speech comes amid police action to clear protesters from Waterloo Bridge

Yellow vest protesters angry over high taxes and inequality march in Paris days after blaze

TELL THE TRUTH

The siege of the Berta Cáceres started started shortly after noon when police in high-vis jackets surrounded the bright pink boat in Oxford Circus, central London, with two cordons and then steadily peeled off the Extinction Rebellion activists stuck to it.

Officers with angle grinders cut through the bars below the hull of the vessel, named after the murdered Honduran environmental activist, which protesters had chained and glued themselves to. Five hours later, however, the tables had turned as hundreds of activist reinforcements swarmed into side roads and blocked the end of Regent Street.

As officers attached the Berta Cáceres to a lorry, the crowd chanted: “We have more boats.” 
 

The pink boat has been captured, and almost 700 people have been arrested, but the Extinction Rebellion protests in London have entered their sixth day.

The environmentalist group kick-started its flamboyant direct actions on Monday, blocking vehicle traffic in Marble Arch and Waterloo Bridge, holding a non-stop demonstration in Parliament Square, and occupying Oxford Circus with the aforementioned pink boat (reinvented as an improvised DJ-set-cum-pulpit). The boat, named after murdered Honduran environmentalist Berta Cáceres, was eventually towed away by the police on Friday evening.

Greta Thunberg, the 16-year-old founder of the school strikes for action against climate change, has said she hopes to join the Extinction Rebellion protests when she visits London next week.

To weaponise or not to weaponise? That is the question . . .

Why the European far right’s bid to weaponise Notre Dame won’t work

A start?

Steve Bell on donations for restoring Notre Dame Cathedral 

Mark Carney’s warning on climate change is timely, but it’s only a start

A change of climate?

Mark Carney tells global banks they cannot ignore climate change dangers

The financial sector must be at the heart of tackling climate change 

Millions in Notre-Dame Donations Pour In as France Focuses on Rebuilding 


Individuals, companies and institutions have so far donated or pledged 845 million euros, about $950 million, to rebuild the damaged cathedral, which has stood for more than eight centuries. 

On Tuesday, the government set up an online portal pointing to four official organizations and foundations that are collecting donations.

 

Extinction Rebellion climate blockades – day three in pictures

Let us make sure that this * does not kill that *

Notre-Dame de Paris




Forget Brexit! 
and focus on climate change, Greta Thunberg tells EU   

Hundreds of millions of euros pledged to restore Notre-Dame








French and foreign tycoons compete to finance rebuilding of fire-ravaged cathedral


Greens not at peace with Total’s offshore find

Total, the oil and gas company, announced a “special gift” of €100m.












Global NGO Greenpeace says SA should instead back renewables it has in abundance instead of celebrating more fossil fuels.

Until the 12th of never . . .

October 31st?

Thank you Steve Bell

One week to Brexit?

Brexit News for Friday 5 April

This Pro-Brexit News Website Is Actually Run By Former Vote Leave Campaigners

 




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