Myranda, PhD cand. in biology, arrested for protesting against @Equinor ⬇️
"We are already seeing the devastating consequences of climate breakdown. We know it is only going to get worse. I am 4 months pregnant, what will I tell my child?" #TheScienceIsClear: NO NEW OIL AND GAS.
On Wed 10th May 2023, 20 members of @SRNorway took part in a slow march to protest against the conscious decision of Norway and @Equinor to push on the climate hell pedal. 3 were arrested for peacefully resisting the destruction of life.
Norway is @Equinor’s largest shareholder. @Equinor reported a record £23.8bn ($28.7bn) in profits for 2022 by soaring oil & gas prices. We know that we must stop emitting CO2 yet @Equinor keeps opening new exploratory wells.
SCIENTIST JAILED FOR 27 MONTHS OVER PEACEFUL PROTEST!
Scientist Rebellion co-founder and human rights activist Mike Lynch-White sentenced to 27 months today for peacefully disrupting production of military components made in the UK and supplied to Israel with @Pal_action
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Mike has already spent almost three months on remand for another protest with the climate group Burning Pink, and he might face a further custodial sentence for his involvement in the group Heathrow Pause. The trial related to this protest will take place in June.
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The justice system serves the interests of the powerful by imprisoning the peaceful, brave people who stand up to injustice. This sentence follows one given to Morgan and Marcus, two activists from Just Stop Oil, of 3 years and 2 years and 7 months respectively.
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#Elsevier, the publisher of @TheLancet@CELL and many more journals, continues to subsidise climate breakdown through data services, exhibition hosting and political lobbying supporting coal, oil, and gas exploration and extraction. A thread 1/n 🧵
Elsevier provides the oil and gas industry with information about potential exploration areas, techniques, and new technologies needed for fossil fuel development in new areas such as Arctic and tar sands environments.
Some of Elsevier’s latest book titles informing and promoting oil and gas exploration include Seismic Imaging Methods and Applications for Oil and Gas Exploration; Elements of Petroleum Geology; Reservoir Characterization of Tight Gas Sandstone, and elsevier.com/books/gas-inje… 3/n
Capitalism profits off the destruction of territories and communities around the world with impunity. Industries must be held responsible for their ecological crimes against global health, such as PFAS contamination in Italy. 🧵 (1/23)
Per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances (PFASs) are synthetic chemical compounds widely used to make non-stick, stain-resistant or waterproof products. To date, there are more than 4600 substances classified as PFASs. (2/23)
However, there is no common agreement on their classification: companies register different substances under different acronyms that have the same properties and chemical structure as PFASs. One example is ADV7800 registered by @SolvayGroup in Spinetta Marengo, Italy. (3/23)
🗿STATUE SUNDAY🗿
We have blindfolded statues all over the world after the shocking indifference that has received the latest @IPCC report. We are on a #ClimateEmergency and governments should act accordingly, instead of acting as if this is some nuisance.