What’s Going On Here? On Friday 20th and 27th of September there is a call for everybody to take part in the Global Climate Strike, joining children in the #YouthStrike4Climate movement. This aims to be the biggest mobilisation yet, calling for climate justice for all. What Does This Mean? Greta Thunberg rose as a global phenomenon in August 2018 with her school strikes for the…
Is Phil Kingston the most badass Grandpa ever? Phil Kingston is a climate change activist, and over the past four months he has been arrested 8 times as part of the Extinction Rebellion movement. Climate change activism isn’t just Greta Thunberg and school children. He is pledging to get more elderly people protesting for the planet. Watch his inspirational story below…
What’s Going On Here? Earlier this week, Mohammed Barkindo a.k.a. the leader of OPEC (Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries), said that climate activists and the “growing mass mobilisation of world opinion” against oil are perhaps the “greatest threat” to the oil industry. In other words, people power is WORKING! What Does This Mean? The oil and gas industry is feeling the…
What’s Going On Here? With our planet’s health in a state of emergency, it’s hard to know the best thing to do, where to start and who to look to for guidance as a role model. So how about these two? Greta Thurnberg and Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez. Two determined women, both under 30, fighting against the climate crisis on behalf of all of us. What…
What’s Going On Here? The Extinction Rebellion ‘International Rebellion’ started on Monday – forcing the climate change debate to the forefront of public awareness. Curious Earth spent a few hours this week mingling with activists in London. What Does This Mean? Far from being tree-huggers, hippies or fringe-groups, we were struck by the normality – the ordinariness – of the people involved. We met…
What’s going on here? Early this week activists from Extinction Rebellion stripped down and took to the House of Commons to protest climate change while UK MPs were debating Brexit. The naked truth Extinction Rebellion, who describe themselves as a ‘non-violent direct action and civil disobedience’ group, have staged some pretty big demonstrations across the UK recently. They want politicians to do more to tackle the climate emergency.…
What’s Going On Here? This Friday (15th March) is set to be the biggest in a series of ‘School strikes for climate.’ The growing movement of embattled youngsters forcing world leaders to take action on climate change. School Children Strike Back Hundreds of thousands of children across 98 countries are expected to down their pencils & fountain pens this Friday. Inspired by…
Happy Earth Day from curious.earth! Here are 8 simple changes you can make TODAY to reduce your impact on the planet! 1. Buy a reusable, refillable or biodegradable cup or bottle. 2. Eat a meat-free dinner ???????????????? – around 15% of the world’s emissions come from the meat industry. 3. Choose one plastic item you regularly buy/use and pledge to use a…
