50-year-old Wynn Bruce from Boulder, Colorado, died on April 23, one day after an act of self-immolation on the steps of the U.S. Supreme Court in Washington, D.C.
Bruce, a photographer who identified as Buddhist, had reportedly lived in Boulder since 2000.
Bruce, a photographer who identified as Buddhist, had reportedly lived in Boulder since 2000.
‘This act is not suicide. This is a deeply fearless act of compassion to bring attention to the climate crisis,’ said Kritee Kanko on Twitter, adding she was a friend of Bruce’s.
‘We are piecing together info but he had been planning it for atleast one year. #wynnbruce I am so moved.’
Kanko is a climate scientist at the Environmental Defense Fund.
Kanko is a climate scientist at the Environmental Defense Fund.
In an interview with the New York Times, Kanko said people have become desperate due to the climate crisis, but she warned, ‘What I do not want to happen is that young people start thinking about self-immolation.’
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