Friday, July 26, 2019

Enviro-nuts protest for climate emergency resolution …with glue

 Karen Townsend

Tuesday night some activists with a group called Extinction Rebellion blocked the entrances to the underground shuttle in the U.S. Capitol. They did it with glue. Human beings glued themselves together to get out their message to members of Congress – pass the resolution declaring a climate emergency and demand the resources to combat the impact of climate change. Members of Extinction Rebellion used Gorilla Glue to glue themselves together to block the entrances from the Cannon and Rayburn House office buildings to the Capitol as members were on the move for a 6:30 P.M. vote. Why didn’t they just form a chain and stand in front of the entrances without the glue stunt? The action of gluing themselves together is silly dramatics. The Extinction Rebellion protesters want to advance a resolution introduced by Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez, and Rep. Earl Blumenauer, along with Sen. Bernie Sanders. They are particularly worried about drought, coral systems, and climate change refugees. Maybe they thought the answer to their concerns was in a bottle of glue...MORE

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