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Gluing Yourself to the Porsche Floor and Then Complaining About Conditions Is Bad Activism
Gluing Yourself to the Porsche Floor and Then Complaining About Conditions Is Bad Activism

21 Oct 2022, 11:33 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / Scientist Rebellion protest at VW’s Autostadt ends with the riot police sweeping in to arrest the protesters, but not before they complained about everything

 
I Deflate Tires on SUVs on My Way from Work, 62YO Mom Says: They Should Be Banned
I Deflate Tires on SUVs on My Way from Work, 62YO Mom Says: They Should Be Banned

13 Oct 2022, 05:40 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / SUVs should be outlawed like cigarettes because they pollute, are unnecessary and dangerous, proud Tire Extinguisher says in interview

 
Brandalism’s Guerrilla Action Uses Ads to Go After Airliners With Huge Carbon Footprints
Brandalism’s Guerrilla Action Uses Ads to Go After Airliners With Huge Carbon Footprints

3 Oct 2022, 11:03 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / “Subvertising” is Brandalism’s choice for spreading the gospel on how advertising is nourishing the culture of consumption in aviation

 
Carmakers Are Misleading Investors About Global Emissions, New Report Says
Carmakers Are Misleading Investors About Global Emissions, New Report Says

30 Sep 2022, 15:13 UTC · By: Florin Amariei / A European non-governmental organization (NGO) published a report that contains worrying information for investors. Here’s what it uncovered

 
Criticism of Kim Kardashian’s Private Jet Use Is Unnecessary Because “No One’s Perfect”
Criticism of Kim Kardashian’s Private Jet Use Is Unnecessary Because “No One’s Perfect”

7 Sep 2022, 04:51 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / Kim K in her own words: climate change is real and she’s constantly educating herself, “but you have to pick and choose what really works for you in your life”

 
Steven Spielberg Burns $116K Worth of Jet Fuel in 2 Months, Is Terrified of Climate Change
Steven Spielberg Burns $116K Worth of Jet Fuel in 2 Months, Is Terrified of Climate Change

23 Aug 2022, 06:53 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / Billionaire filmmaker is being called out as an eco-hypocrite, after flight data shows he makes frequent use of his private jet, while lecturing others

 
If Everyone Cycled 1.6 Miles per Day, We Would Save 686 Milion Tons of CO2
If Everyone Cycled 1.6 Miles per Day, We Would Save 686 Milion Tons of CO2

22 Aug 2022, 20:49 UTC · By: Sebastian Toma / If everyone in the world would magically start cycling about 1.6 miles per day instead of driving, we could save the carbon footprint of Canada, study finds

 
Taylor Swift Is the Real “Climate Criminal” With Her Private Jet Use, New Research Shows
Taylor Swift Is the Real “Climate Criminal” With Her Private Jet Use, New Research Shows

31 Jul 2022, 03:50 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / The great divide between regular people and the super-rich becomes even greater: celebrities’ private jet emissions are astounding, yet they’re still lecturing

 
Drake Criticized for 14-Minute Flight in His Boeing 767 Private Jet, He’s Not Having It
Drake Criticized for 14-Minute Flight in His Boeing 767 Private Jet, He’s Not Having It

28 Jul 2022, 04:20 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / The rapper responds to online criticism that he’s destroying the environment by indulging in stupid whims, says plane was being taken into storage

 
Kylie Jenner Is Labeled a “Climate Criminal” for Taking a 17-Minute Private Jet Trip
Kylie Jenner Is Labeled a “Climate Criminal” for Taking a 17-Minute Private Jet Trip

20 Jul 2022, 04:02 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / She could have made the trip by car in 45 minutes, but she opted for a private jet. Now, she’s getting called out for her hypocritical stance on climate change

 
“Tire Extinguishers” Disarm 60 SUVs in One Single Night and One Single City
“Tire Extinguishers” Disarm 60 SUVs in One Single Night and One Single City

19 Jul 2022, 07:57 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / Activists claim 60 SUVs were targeted in the latest operation, but police say the number is closer to 30. Tire Extinguishers are saying SUVs need to go away

 
Volkswagen Group Promotes Responsible Sourcing of Raw Materials for a Sustainable Planet
Volkswagen Group Promotes Responsible Sourcing of Raw Materials for a Sustainable Planet

1 Jun 2022, 14:08 UTC · By: Camelia Bistrae / Concrete sustainability measures have been taken by the German multinational automotive manufacturer, as a demonstration of their wish to protect this Earth.

 
Big Tobacco Makes a Fifth of Entire Airline Industry Pollution Each Year, Study Warns
Big Tobacco Makes a Fifth of Entire Airline Industry Pollution Each Year, Study Warns

31 May 2022, 17:59 UTC · By: Sebastian Toma / While the world blames cars for all its pollution, it appears that tobacco has a big responsibility in the field, as well. The environmental impact is colossal

 
$7.6 Million 85-Foot Superyacht Catches Fire Spontaneously, Sinks at Torquay Harbor
$7.6 Million 85-Foot Superyacht Catches Fire Spontaneously, Sinks at Torquay Harbor

29 May 2022, 04:49 UTC · By: Elena Gorgan / Superyacht burns at the pier and sinks, prompting environmental concern. The scene has been declared a major incident, as the investigation tries to find cause

 
Whistleblowers Reveal New Kind of Pollution Made by Vessels, It's Real Bad
Whistleblowers Reveal New Kind of Pollution Made by Vessels, It's Real Bad

21 Apr 2022, 11:16 UTC · By: Sebastian Toma / According to whistleblowers, seafarers have a different way of polluting the world's oceans, and it happens to save them time and money

 
A National Shift to EVs Could Save More Than 100,000 Lives, Shows New Report
A National Shift to EVs Could Save More Than 100,000 Lives, Shows New Report

31 Mar 2022, 03:46 UTC · By: Otilia Drăgan / The American Lung Association calls for immediate action in order to accelerate the nationwide transition towards electric vehicles, which can save lives

 
We're Still Enduring the Consequences of Lead in Gas, a Decision Made 100 Years Ago
We're Still Enduring the Consequences of Lead in Gas, a Decision Made 100 Years Ago

9 Mar 2022, 09:46 UTC · By: Sebastian Toma / About a century ago, someone decided to put lead in gasoline, despite knowing it was poisonous. Let's not repeat decisions like those in this century

 
Half of Americans Were Affected by Lead Poisoning, Some of It Was From Gas
Half of Americans Were Affected by Lead Poisoning, Some of It Was From Gas

8 Mar 2022, 16:45 UTC · By: Sebastian Toma / A study has found that about 170 million americans, half the U.S. population alive in 2015, was affected by lead poisoning. Leaded gasoline was also a source

 
Europeans Are Willing To Pay More for Less Polluting Cars
Europeans Are Willing To Pay More for Less Polluting Cars

3 Feb 2022, 08:53 UTC · By: Florin Amariei / This new study shows that Europeans are ready to pull out the big bucks when it comes to the latest cars that still have thermal engines

 
Ghost Flying Should Have Been Stopped Yesteryear, Shows Double Standard for Emissions
Ghost Flying Should Have Been Stopped Yesteryear, Shows Double Standard for Emissions

22 Jan 2022, 23:24 UTC · By: Sebastian Toma / Did you know that thousands of flights take off without passengers each week in Europe? It is all because of an obsolete rule that has yet to be changed