In the latest act of police violence in France, dozens of riot officers surrounded a group of peaceful climate change protesters sitting on and blocking … Paris police use pepper spray against seated climate change protestersRead more
Environment
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More Than 160 Environmental Defenders Were Killed in 2018
Victoria Tauli-Corpuz, the United Nations special rapporteur on the rights of Indigenous peoples, was disturbed to learn that her name had been included on a … More Than 160 Environmental Defenders Were Killed in 2018Read more
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A Political 100-Year Flood
Along rivers prone to overflowing, people sometimes talk of preparing for a 100-year flood — a dangerous surge of muddy, debris-filled water so overwhelming it … A Political 100-Year FloodRead more
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Environmentalists Risk Their Lives to Save the Planet
One year ago, on July 31, 2018, just after leaving home in the Ukrainian city of Kherson, Deputy Mayor Kateryna Gandziuk felt a splash of … Environmentalists Risk Their Lives to Save the PlanetRead more
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A New Look at Life on Earth
Forty years ago James Lovelock published his book ‘Gaia: a New Look at Life on Earth’, setting forth his hypothesis that all life on Earth … A New Look at Life on EarthRead more
Posted inIndia / Multimedia / Violence
One person is killed every month in India defending the environment
— source downtoearth.org.in | 30 July 2019
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Earth Overshoot Day 2019
There are more than five months left in the year, but on Monday (29 Jul 2019 ) humankind had already burned through the planet’s ecological … Earth Overshoot Day 2019Read more
Posted inChildren / Multimedia / Protest
Young activists gather outside the United Nations headquarters
Greta Thunberg and other
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Selfie-Addicted Tourists Are Destroying The World
The human race is like one gigantic toddler. We get fixated on something, and once we have it, we promptly start destroying it. Unfortunately, that … Selfie-Addicted Tourists Are Destroying The WorldRead more