Extinction Rebellion activists today dressed up as banshees to protest the construction of a new tunnel that it believes is ‘racist, colonial and unjust’. Eco-warriors rallied outside the TfL headquarters in Stratford, East London, in a show of anger at the forthcoming twin-bore road, which will pass under the Thames from Silvertown to Greenwich. The … Read more
Extinction Rebellion activists today dressed up as banshees to protest the construction of a new tunnel that it believes is ‘racist, colonial and unjust’. Eco-warriors rallied outside the TfL headquarters in Stratford, East London, in a show of anger at the forthcoming twin-bore road, which will pass under the Thames from Silvertown to Greenwich. The … Read more
Multiple demonstrations are getting underway across the country this weekend as environmental campaign group Extinction Rebellion gears up for a new ‘uprising’. Various stunts including a ‘funeral march’ in Lewes, East Sussex, and a fancy dress tea party at Gatwick Airport are scheduled. Extinction Rebellion says the activities over the August bank holiday weekend are … Read more
An Extinction Rebellion protester dressed as ‘mother nature’ complete with an all-green ensemble and a floral headpiece has been arrested after she joined demonstrators using spray paint to leave hand prints on centuries-old University of Cambridge buildings. It comes as Civil servants were warned they could be the victim of a cyber attack by climate change activists. … Read more
Extinction Rebellion drops extreme claims from climate change film narrated by Keira Knightley after admitting they couldn’t be backed with evidence Climate Crisis and Why We Should Panic was produced by Serena Schellenberg Ms Schellenberg has deleted two apocalyptic claims from the closing minutes Previously said ‘climate breakdown is already killing 400,000 people every year’ Claimed … Read more
Extinction Rebellion drops extreme claims from climate change film narrated by Keira Knightley after admitting they couldn’t be backed with evidence Climate Crisis and Why We Should Panic was produced by Serena Schellenberg Ms Schellenberg has deleted two apocalyptic claims from the closing minutes Previously said ‘climate breakdown is already killing 400,000 people every year’ Claimed … Read more
Exploding stars — or ‘supernovae’ — a mere 65 light years from Earth may have triggered the devastating mass extinction event around 359 million years ago. The Late Devonian extinction saw vanish 50 per cent of all genera — groups of species — and 19 per cent of all families, the next largest grouping on … Read more
Extinction Rebellion protesters have doused the steps at Trafalgar Square in fake blood to stand in solidarity with indigenous people dying of Covid-19 in Brazil. The group – also known as XR – dyed London’s iconic fountains bright yellow and red using food dye in their protest to mark International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples. … Read more
Extinction Rebellion protesters have doused the steps at Trafalgar Square in fake blood to stand in solidarity with indigenous people dying of Covid-19 in Brazil. The group – also known as XR – dyed London’s iconic fountains bright yellow and red using food dye in their protest to mark International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples. … Read more
The European hamster is now ‘critically endangered’ and is just one step away from extinction, the International Union for Conservation of Nature (IUCN) has warned. Once abundant across Europe and Russia, populations of the European hamster — Cricetus cricetus — have declined as a result of lowered reproduction rates. While female hamsters in the wild give … Read more