Note that this is a reader’s response to Scott Cooney’s article about Extinction Rebellion, where he postulated the organization could be a front group for fossil industries or at least manipulated by them. This letter to the editor comes to us from David Woodward, and we think it’s absolutely excellent. … [continued]
We’ve all seen the headlines, the antics, and the absurd protests that purport to raise awareness of the climate crisis by a group known as the Extinction Rebellion. They glue themselves to art. They disrupt billiards and tennis tournaments. I had sort of just thought of them as a little … [continued]
TCI Fund Management is the world’s best-performing large hedge fund, and it just made a big commitment to go green. Under Sir Christopher Hohn’s ‘radical’ move for the climate, things might be changing for the better.
The police in London are frantic to stop the latest Extinction Rebellion protests in its tracks. How dare people demand their government respond to an existential threat?
It’s a sign of the times that even the International Monetary Fund (IMF) is exploring ways in which it can help address the climate crisis. Building on two new IMF papers released last week and Managing Director Christine Lagarde’s eight years of leadership, this mainstay of traditional economic thought is lending its voice and unique mandate to the cause of tackling climate change.
Greta Thunberg addressed Parliament last week. Her message was blunt. Her microphone was on, but was anyone listening?
Why do people who protest against climate change face going to jail while those causing climate change escape unpunished? When is civil disobedience required, if ever? With less than 12 years to go to reduce global carbon emissions to zero, being polite and waiting our turn may no longer be an option.
The Extinction Rebellion is calling for a global campaign of civil disobedience to force governments to confront climate change. You can join the cause. But should you?
Faced with political inaction, environmental activists are drawing attention to the climate crisis by declaring open rebellion against their government.
