Police remove Just Stop Oil protestors from Dartford Crossing
A giant cherrypicker was deployed to bring them down Two Just Stop Oil protesters have been safely removed from the Dartford Bridge after staging a 37-hour protest. The campaigners scaled up two of the 84-metre-tall masts in the early hours of Monday morning, causing the entire bridge to be closed off. Traffic has been redirected […]
3 years ago
Climate activists plug golf holes with cement in protest over water ban exemption
Golf courses have been permitted to water greens during an unprecedented drought Climate activists in France have plugged golf holes with cement in protest over a water ban exemption. Many parts of the country have been hit with severe water shortages this summer, with parts of the Loire river virtually dried up. Across two-thirds of […]
3 years ago
France bans companies from using ‘steak’ and ‘sausage’ to describe vegetarian food
Some food organisations have suggested it could impact the climate crisis France is becoming the first country in the European Union to ban words such as “steak” and “sausage” from being included in advertisements for plant-based meals. The rise of veganism has seen a huge surge in plant-based products that imitate meat in recent years […]
4 years ago
Mum paralysed by stroke after M25 protest delayed trip to hospital by six hours
A terrible by-product of provocative climate change action A mum who had a stroke has now ended up paralysed after her son’s attempt to take her to the hospital was delayed for hours following last week’s M25 protest held by Insulate Britain – the same group who are once again being moved from the major British […]
4 years ago
Drivers could be hit with ‘pay as you drive’ charges under new Tory plans
The Treasury is considering the plans to charge drivers for using roads Drivers could face toll charges as the Conservatives debate implementing a new ‘pay as you drive’ system. According to multiple outlets, the toll scheme – which has previously been backed by Rishi Sunak – is now back on the agenda some 15 years […]
4 years ago
Fifty-six percent of young people think humanity is doomed
We were expecting more, to be honest Approximately 56% of young people, aged 16-25, believe the planet and therefore humanity is doomed, according to an international survey carried out by Lancet Planetary Health, which pulled information from 10,000 young adults in ten different countries. The report, which was dissected in detail by Vice, estimates that […]
4 years ago