Environmental News For The Week Ending 16 May 2019
This is a collection of interesting news articles about the environment and related topics published last week. This is usually a Tuesday evening regular post at
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Note: Because of the high volume of news regarding the coronavirus outbreak, that news has been published separately:
Covid seemed to drop out of the news this week; usually, I ll see virus stories on news sites most read or recent news lists; this week I had to go looking for them. Part of the reason was that the East Coast fuel pipeline shutdown dominated the headlines, but the underlying reason is that new cases in the US and globally are falling rapidly, even in India. And the news organizations are reluctant to cover a story that bleeds less this week than it did last week.
May 12, 2021 03:14:18 am
Extinction Rebellion co-founder Gail Bradbrook was arrested Tuesday morning by London’s Metropolitan Police for conspiracy to cause criminal damage and fraud.
The charges are related to last month’s protests against multiple banks, including HSBC and Barclays. Extinction Rebellion activists smashed the windows of banks in Canary Wharf and targeted Lloyd’s of London in what the group is calling a “Money Rebellion.” It accuses the financial institutions of financing the current global climate crisis.
In relation to the charge of fraud, Bradbrook’s group allegedly used personal credit cards to make donations to other groups and organizations they claim were damaged by banks’ actions – then refused to repay the debt.
Extinction Rebellion: UK police arrest cofounder Gail Bradbrook
Police have arrested climate activist Gail Bradbrook for conspiracy to cause criminal damage after her group attacked two London banks.
Bradbrook poses as she and others block the road during an Extinction Rebellion demonstration
A spokeswoman for the Extinction Rebellion group on Tuesday said one of its cofounders had been arrested by officers from London s Metropolitan Police.
The group, whose stated aim is to use nonviolent protest to force government action on climate change, has staged numerous high-profile protests in the UK, US and other developed nations including Germany.
Why was she arrested?
Extinction Rebellion co-founder Roger Hallam (centre) was invited to speak at a mayoral hustings last night (April 22). Screenshot courtesy of Renew Party An Extinction Rebellion leader seized attention at a London mayoral hustings before storming out, complaining that “soundbites lead to mass death”. The event, which was organised by the Renew Party, was aimed at giving a platform to outlier candidates in the race to be Mayor of London. But only three of the invited candidates turned up for the event after Burning Pink Party candidate Valerie Brown was arrested during an incident at Canary Wharf earlier in the day.