In Atlanta, a Deadly Forest Protest Sparks Debate Over ‘Domestic Terrorism’
"Manuel Esteban Paez Teran seemed to be everyone’s favorite social justice activist. ... Now the 26-year-old activist is dead."
Source: Washington Post, 01/27/2023
Activism
All forms of advocacy, esp. environmental groups.
"Ukraine War Moves ‘Doomsday Clock’ To 90 Seconds To Midnight"
"With Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and the specter of nuclear weapon use, Earth crept its closest to Armageddon, a science-oriented advocacy group said, moving its famous “Doomsday Clock” up to just 90 seconds before midnight."
Source: AP, 01/25/2023
"The Sierra Club Tries to Move Past John Muir, George Floyd and #MeToo"
"After a public reckoning and the departure of its executive director, the nation’s largest environmental organization has tapped Ben Jealous as its new leader."
Source: NYTimes, 01/25/2023
Brazil Police Say Gang Leader Likely Ordered Killing of Phillips, Pereira
"Brazil's federal police said on Monday they had a "strong conviction" a gang leader known as "Colombia" ordered the brutal murders of British journalist Dom Phillips and indigenous expert Bruno Pereira, killed in the Amazon rainforest last June."
Source: Reuters, 01/24/2023
"Thunberg Says Davos Elite 'Fuelling Destruction Of Planet'"
"Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg slammed business and political leaders attending the World Economic Forum in Davos on Thursday, saying it was "absurd" to listen to them while they fuelled 'the destruction of the planet.'"
Source: AFP, 01/20/2023
Greta at Davos: Fossil Fuel Giants 'Throw People Under The Bus' For Gain
"Greta Thunberg is leading some big names in youth climate action at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland."
Source: Euronews, 01/19/2023
"Greta Thunberg Carried Away By Police At German Mine Protest"
"Police in western Germany carried Swedish climate activist Greta Thunberg and other protesters away Tuesday from the edge of an open coal pit mine where they demonstrated against the ongoing destruction of a village to make way for the mine’s expansion, German news agency dpa reported."
Source: AP, 01/18/2023
Straddling the Narrow Divides Between Humans, Animals and Environmental Policy
Prolific author-environmentalist Dave Dempsey’s new book, “Half Wild: People, Dogs, and Environmental Policy,” examines the complex boundaries between humans, wildlife and wilderness in a brief volume that includes vignettes of bears scouring trash heaps and of bourbon-fueled debates over the gap between conservationists and environmentalists. Not to mention bonus observations about his relationship with dogs. Contributor Gary Wilson has a review for our latest BookShelf.
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UN Calls For Probe Of Killing Of Two Environmentalists In Honduras
"A U.N. special rapporteur on human rights defenders on Wednesday called for an independent investigation into the killing of two environmental activists in Honduras, who had opposed an illegal mine polluting water supplies in a national reserve."
Source: Reuters, 01/12/2023
"Protests Near German Village Vacated To Expand Coal Mine"
"Scuffles broke out on Monday outside a village in western Germany that is to be razed to allow the expansion of a coal mine, a plan that is drawing resistance from climate activists."
Source: AP, 01/04/2023
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