Scientist Emma Smart on hunger strike after being refused bail

April 15, 2022 by Extinction Rebellion

A scientist who was arrested for raising the alarm on climate change went on hunger strike yesterday evening after being denied bail by police. She is also refusing water. Emma Smart, an ecologist, was detained yesterday during a protest with 24 fellow scientists at the UK Government’s Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy in London on Wednesday. Instead of being released on bail she is being held at Charing Cross Police Station waiting for a court hearing on Saturday.

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BREAKING: Extinction Rebellion infiltrates London HQ of oil giant Shell, glues on to reception desk

April 13, 2022 by Extinction Rebellion

Extinction Rebellion has occupied the London Headquarters of oil giant Shell to demand a meeting with CEO Ben Van Beurden. 3 people have glued themselves to the reception desk and others are glued on in the entrance outside. Outside the building, members of XR’s whistleblowing platform TruthTeller used placards to invite named employers to share insider information about the company’s planet-damaging activities.

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Extinction Rebellion Statement on the UK Fuel Shortage

April 12, 2022 by Extinction Rebellion

As petrol pumps around the country begin to run dry, the government has a choice: continue destroying life on Earth by doubling down on oil and gas and supporting corporate interest over people’s lives, or honour the UK’s Paris commitments and change course. 

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Insure Climate Justice: Extinction Rebellion Blockade Iconic Lloyd’s of London HQ

April 12, 2022 by Extinction Rebellion

Today at 7am, more than 60 people from Extinction Rebellion blocked the entrances at Lloyd's of London headquarters (1 Lyme St, London, UK), preventing staff from entering the building. The action aims to close the London based insurance and reinsurance giant for the day. Extinction Rebellion is demanding that Lloyd's of London stop insuring fossil fuels projects, and highlighted the Trans Mountain Pipeline extension in Canada, which they believe is being insured through the Lloyd's marketplace.

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BREAKING: Extinction Rebellion drop huge banner off Tower Bridge on eve of Rebellion in London

April 08, 2022 by Extinction Rebellion

At 7am this morning, Extinction Rebellion UK hung a large 22m x 3m banner from the suspension part of Tower Bridge in London that read ‘END FOSSIL FUELS NOW’. Two people are hanging from the bridge by suspension cords and have released red flares. The bridge is currently closed to traffic.

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A MATTER OF LIFE OR DEATH: Doctors for Extinction Rebellion block HM Treasury on World Health Day 

April 07, 2022 by Extinction Rebellion

BREAKING: This morning at 7am on World Health Day, Doctors for Extinction Rebellion have blocked the road outside HM Treasury in London, calling for an end to the UK government's financial support for fossil fuels. Six of them locked onto oil barrels in the road, whilst others held banners saying ‘For Health’s Sake: Stop Financing Fossil Fuels’ and ‘Clean Energy, Less War”.

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BREAKING: Extinction Rebellion occupy tankers leaving Esso West oil terminal

April 06, 2022 by Extinction Rebellion

Just before 3pm this afternoon, Extinction Rebellion have returned to the Esso West oil terminal in West London as the 7th day of action at oil facilities around the UK takes place. 

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BREAKING: Scientists and Academics throw fake oil over Shell HQ

April 06, 2022 by Extinction Rebellion

This morning, scientists calling for radical change in the face of the climate and ecological crisis took nonviolent direct action at the London headquarters of Shell, as part of the world’s largest ever scientist-led civil disobedience campaign. The group used modified fire extinguishers to spray biodegradable fake oil on the building, as well as posting relevant scientific papers to the walls.

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Shell 7 courtroom drama airs on R4 today

April 05, 2022 by Extinction Rebellion

The story of how a jury acquitted a group of Extinction Rebellion protesters for criminal damage to Shell’s HQ, despite having no defence in law, has been dramatised for Radio 4.

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WE’RE HERE TO STAY: Extinction Rebellion return to block Esso West oil facility 

April 04, 2022 by Extinction Rebellion

At 4am this morning, Extinction Rebellion returned to the Esso West oil facility near Heathrow Airport in London. They are currently blocking the entrance with 2 bamboo structures and around 30 people. They are using 2 large banners that say ‘Join Us - London 9th April’ and ‘Stop Fossil Fuels Now’.

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