Anti-coal protesters clashed with police at a massive rally of several thousand people in western Germany on Saturday, with police complaining that protective barriers had been broken down near a…
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Fossil fuel giants ‘throw people under the bus for their gain’, Greta Thunberg says at Davos
by Tom Pittmanby Tom PittmanGreta Thunberg is leading some big names in youth climate action at the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland. Alongside her are Vanessa Nakate from Uganda, Helena Gualinga from Ecuador and Luisa Neubauer…
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These reporters tried to goad Greta Thunberg. She wasn’t having any of it.
Greta Thunberg has hit reporters with a dose of her signature sarcasm, laughing off mocking questions about her activism. After a visit to the World Economic Forum in Davos, the 20…
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‘Foreign agents’: Inside the Russian climate movement taking the government to court
by Rudolph Royby Rudolph RoyAleksandra Koroleva is the head of one of Russia’s oldest environmental groups, Ecodefense! Created in 1989, the group has had “more than enough time to anger the Russian state,” she…
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‘We’re staying hopeful’: Why the 4-year fight to stop Bristol Airport’s expansion isn’t over yet
by Tom Pittmanby Tom PittmanThe UK High Court has approved the expansion of Bristol Airport – a ruling climate campaigners have vowed to fight. The decision gives the airport permission to increase its annual capacity from…
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In Georgia, a new figure emerges to shake up the status quo
by Tom Pittmanby Tom PittmanWhen she arrived in Manchester on an exchange program in the mid-1990s, Anna Dolidze, a high school student from the newly independent country of Georgia, was taken by her host…
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An activist in office: Steven Guilbeault’s first year as environment minister
by Tom Pittmanby Tom PittmanFive days after Steven Guilbeault was appointed Canada’s environment minister in October 2021, he headed to Scotland for the annual United Nations climate talks being held in Glasgow. But Guilbeault,…
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Non-workers register, corner limited welfare funds meant for construction workers
by Tom Pittmanby Tom PittmanWhen two path-breaking laws were passed in India in 1996 for construction workers, there was great hope among tens of millions of these workers for a range of benefits and…
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UK Climate Group Calls Temporary Halt To Disruptive Protests
by Pete Barnettby Pete BarnettThe U.K. division of climate change protest group Extinction Rebellion says its activists would temporarily stop blocking busy roads, gluing themselves to buildings and engaging in other acts of civil…
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The Creeping Coup D’État in Spain
by Kyle Bridgesby Kyle BridgesEven the casual observer of contemporary political upheavals is liable to walk away with the distinct impression that elected leaders get their marching orders from persons other than their voters.…
