Climate Disobedience Is on the Rise and It's Not Just for Radical Activists Anymore (1) - #coal #protest #COP15 #climate_change


	Climate Disobedience Is on the Rise and It's Not Just for Radical Activists Anymore (1) - #coal #protest #COP15 #climate_change

JICWyllie

8-14-2009 5:42 AM

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1-climate change, 1-extinction, 1-policy, 1-resistance, 2-increase, 2-trend, 3-reported

JICWyllie says:

Inspiring and brave as these small resistance groups may be, there will be no success until a mass movement emerges.

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