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> In a late-2022 survey of almost 500 #ClimateScientists worldwide,.. #GlobalWitness found that almost 40% had been targeted with online harassment or abuse in response to their work, and 8% had received death threats. One of them reported, “The death (and rape) threats were extended to my children.”
> #ClimateResearchers are frequently quoted in the press these days, given the onrush of unprecedented #ClimaticEvents, and that brings even more targeting.
https://www.commondreams.org/opinion/scientists-pursue-climate-activism
#StanCox
Scientists Pursue Climate Activism Despite Violent Threats

They’re turning to nonviolent climate protest, including civil disobedience, to demand that governments take bold action to snuff out the use of oil, gas, and coal.

Common Dreams
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> Last month, 29 of the world’s prominent scientists published a paper in the journal Science Advances showing conclusively that given the worsening of #ClimateChange, #BiodiversityLoss, and five other #GlobalEmergencies generated by #ndustrialSociety, “Earth is now well outside of the #SafeOperatingSpace for humanity.”...
And the world’s rich nations pretend nevertheless that everything is just fine.
https://factkeepers.com/the-scientist-rebellion-pursuing-climate-activism-despite-threats-of-violence-and-death/
#GoodScientists #SLO #ScientistRebellion #StanCox
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The Scientist Rebellion: Pursuing Climate Activism Despite Threats of Violence and Death - Factkeepers.com

Scientists are turning to nonviolent climate protest, including civil disobedience, to demand that governments take bold action to snuff out the use of oil, gas, and coal.

Factkeepers.com