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Aloniax

It's so annoying when climate protestors block roads isn't it? Author of photo unknown.

Like 30 September at 9:36 | Open on mastodon.world

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Kevin Leecaster

@Judeet99
How many people have the protesters blocking roads convinced to stop burning fossil fuels is the question that needs to be asked.

30 September at 14:54 | Open on mstdn.social

Aloniax

@GreenFire It keeps it in the news, and thereby makes people not only talk about it, positively or negatively, but talk.

30 September at 14:58 | Open on mastodon.world

Kevin Leecaster

@Judeet99
Effective protesting generates positive changes.

30 September at 14:59 | Open on mstdn.social

Peter Brett

@GreenFire Seems like a great opportunity for you to show us all how it's done. @Judeet99

30 September at 19:12 | Open on mastodon.me.uk

Kevin Leecaster

@krans @Judeet99
When I helped start the youth climate movement, I had hopes that it would lead to a lot of climate action compared to my previous work that led to closing down almost two hundred coal-fired plants.

Sadly, I was mistaken as the kids went off into other areas of focus other than the science-based solutions to global warming and effective political action to achieve progress.

30 September at 21:31 | Open on mstdn.social

Felix Frank

@GreenFire I’m honestly intrigued. What did you do to get those coal plants shut down?

1 October at 11:53 | Open on chaos.social

Kevin Leecaster

@felixf
It was of course not optimal since the Beyond Coal campaign started way before solar let alone batteries were anywhere near as cheap as they are now so the change was mostly coal-to-gas.
https://coal.sierraclub.org/#:~:text=From%20mining%20to%20burning%20to%20waste

1 October at 13:29 | Open on mstdn.social

Jasper 🍉

@GreenFire i think effective military action produces victory. So maybe Ukraine should just give up looool.

I hope we don't get too inspired by Ukraine. @Judeet99

30 September at 19:20 | Open on mastodon.nl

Demon Queen Lucretia

@JeanPDeliet do you think they're doing it to get everyone to switch to electric cars or something?
It's not about convincing people to change their habits. It's about forcing the government to actually take the problem seriously.

1 October at 11:58 | Open on final.town

M0KHR

@GreenFire @Judeet99

Same number as the people who started supporting Suffragettes after they burned down The Nevill cricket ground pavilion in Tunbridge Wells to the ground.

https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2020/nov/10/how-suffragette-pavilion-fire-outraged-tunbridge-wells-and-conan-doyle-cricket

Ditto, the Kew Garden.

https://www.kew.org/read-and-watch/fire-and-broken-petals-how-the-suffragettes-made-their-mark-on-kew

Regardless, "In February 1918, a landmark piece of legislation called the Representation of the People Act of 1918 was passed, enabling 8.5 million women over the age of 30 who met a property qualification to vote."

Protesting makes a difference.

@GreenFire @Judeet99

Same number as the people who started supporting Suffragettes after they burned down The Nevill cricket ground pavilion in Tunbridge Wells to the ground.

https://www.theguardian.com/sport/2020/nov/10/how-suffragette-pavilion-fire-outraged-tunbridge-wells-and-conan-doyle-cricket

Ditto, the Kew Garden.

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1 October at 12:12 | Open on mastodon.radio

Djeannot

@Judeet99
Manifestation du climat ou marché public truqué en France ?
That IS the question.

30 September at 15:11 | Open on mastodon.zaclys.com

BeeDazzledCymru

@Judeet99 i have just been looking at some of the videos of the Helene destruction and yet still the USA will drag its feet on climate change

30 September at 16:01 | Open on mastodon.green

chriszanf

@Beedazzled @Judeet99 Well, it's ONLY really affecting people so far. Once it starts impacting corporate profits, surely action will follow?!

30 September at 16:13 | Open on mas.to

mike805

@Beedazzled @Judeet99 You are going to need a lot of diesel fuel to fix that damage.

30 September at 16:26 | Open on fosstodon.org

BeeDazzledCymru

@mike805 @Judeet99 indeed

30 September at 16:42 | Open on mastodon.green

Jan Nilsen

@Judeet99 Das waren doch diese Weather Girls, richtig?

30 September at 17:22 | Open on nrw.social

Sascha Raubal

@publixpace
Also, so dick sind die beiden nun auch wieder nicht. 😇
@Judeet99

30 September at 18:26 | Open on muenchen.social

UdoKa

@Judeet99 I don't understand. 16 years Germany ist nothing but happyness, wealth, nice and smooth driveways, intact Bridges, definitely intime trains, bees andhappy trees in the forests. Then those leftist, Green ... Whatevers come into government, climate blockers sitting, glueing EVERYWHERE, and inbetween weeks the whole Infrastruktur, THE WHOLE COUNTRY goes down. Isn't that Proof enough? We need Trump, WE need AFDBSW, WE need M. LePen, and the world will be fine again.

30 September at 18:10 | Open on mstdn.business

Demon Queen Lucretia

@UdoKasel can't tell if this is a parody or this is genuinely how ridiculous fascists sound when they're being honest.

1 October at 12:02 | Open on final.town

Jasper 🍉

@Judeet99 the media says the "road is closed" the media does not say "there is a giant hole in the road".

30 September at 19:11 | Open on mastodon.nl

Dima Pasechnik 🇺🇦 🇳🇱

@Judeet99 in UK such protests are punished by jail terms lately, I kid you not!

30 September at 20:30 | Open on mathstodon.xyz

econads

@dimpase @Judeet99
To be fair, that was one incredibly biased judge. Previous trials have seen the activists released because they were allowed to address the court about their motivations. When presented with the science & reality, most juries acquit.
This judge took enormous pains to prevent the accused even mentioning the words climate change, up to clearing the courtroom on multiple occasions.
It's not representative, and although I don't know if they can appeal, with a different judge ...

1 October at 11:12 | Open on chaos.social

Dima Pasechnik 🇺🇦 🇳🇱

@econads @Judeet99 What bothers me is why Labour is in no rush to repeal the legalisation which allows such cases to even come to court.

1 October at 11:17 | Open on mathstodon.xyz

econads

@dimpase @Judeet99
Indeed you have to ask that. If you ask them they'll probably say "there's a 20 million pound black hole in the public finances". Which wouldn't make sense here but that seems to be their answer to everything.