Extinction Rebellion protesters are for shutting down the oilsands immediately and making the earth greener..But this week they used propane power to keep themselves warm and shut down a green mass transportation service..On Monday, members of the group took over Edmonton’s High Level Bridge — before bringing out a propane heater to keep themselves warm in the chilly night air.. Screen-Shot-2021-11-24-at-1.20.03-PMBridge protesters warming themselves. Courtesy Bronwin Tucker .Tuesday night in Calgary, a group of about 80 protesters marched and blocked the environmental-friendly CTrain line several times..Even though police were on the scene, no arrests were made. Commuters stuck on the gridlocked streets openly swore at the protesters..On Saturday, radical environmentalist David Suzuki warned at an Extinction Rebellion protest in Victoria that if governments didn’t take drastic action on climate change “pipelines are going to be blown up.”.That drew an angry response from Albertan Environment Minister Jason Nixon who introduced a motion in the Legislation for MLAs to condemn Suzuki. It will reportedly get support from the NDP..Ironically, Edmonton-Highlands-Norwood NDP MLA Janis Irwin has previously supported Extinction Rebellion, and even tweeted their platform should be taught in Alberta schools..Late Tuesday, Extinction Rebellion said they supported Suzuki’s pipeline comments and even doubled down on the prediction of death and violence..It insisted Suzuki’s comments were not controversial, and are indicative of what is to come if governments do not take action to address the climate crisis..“Not only will pipelines be blown up, but we can be certain that world leaders will be put on trial for treason or worse — be killed,” said National Action & Strategy Coordinator Zain Haq in a release..“Although Extinction Rebellion activists are non-violent, we cannot control the actions of those outside of this movement who may commit acts of violence..“The same goes for the media. When the Canadian public realizes that the press has been misleading them about how the climate emergency is being addressed, you can be sure that some people will become violent.”.Dave Naylor is the News Editor of the Western Standard.,dnaylor@westernstandardonline.com,.Twitter.com/nobby7694
Extinction Rebellion protesters are for shutting down the oilsands immediately and making the earth greener..But this week they used propane power to keep themselves warm and shut down a green mass transportation service..On Monday, members of the group took over Edmonton’s High Level Bridge — before bringing out a propane heater to keep themselves warm in the chilly night air.. Screen-Shot-2021-11-24-at-1.20.03-PMBridge protesters warming themselves. Courtesy Bronwin Tucker .Tuesday night in Calgary, a group of about 80 protesters marched and blocked the environmental-friendly CTrain line several times..Even though police were on the scene, no arrests were made. Commuters stuck on the gridlocked streets openly swore at the protesters..On Saturday, radical environmentalist David Suzuki warned at an Extinction Rebellion protest in Victoria that if governments didn’t take drastic action on climate change “pipelines are going to be blown up.”.That drew an angry response from Albertan Environment Minister Jason Nixon who introduced a motion in the Legislation for MLAs to condemn Suzuki. It will reportedly get support from the NDP..Ironically, Edmonton-Highlands-Norwood NDP MLA Janis Irwin has previously supported Extinction Rebellion, and even tweeted their platform should be taught in Alberta schools..Late Tuesday, Extinction Rebellion said they supported Suzuki’s pipeline comments and even doubled down on the prediction of death and violence..It insisted Suzuki’s comments were not controversial, and are indicative of what is to come if governments do not take action to address the climate crisis..“Not only will pipelines be blown up, but we can be certain that world leaders will be put on trial for treason or worse — be killed,” said National Action & Strategy Coordinator Zain Haq in a release..“Although Extinction Rebellion activists are non-violent, we cannot control the actions of those outside of this movement who may commit acts of violence..“The same goes for the media. When the Canadian public realizes that the press has been misleading them about how the climate emergency is being addressed, you can be sure that some people will become violent.”.Dave Naylor is the News Editor of the Western Standard.,dnaylor@westernstandardonline.com,.Twitter.com/nobby7694
