Climate change protest: a single radical gets more media coverage than thousands of marchers
Media coverage of Extinction Rebellion’s mass protest was muted compared with that of Just Stop Oil’s snooker disruption.
Andrew Matthew Macdonald, PhD Candidate, Climate Activism, University of York •
conversation
May 3, 2023 • ~7 min
May 3, 2023 • ~7 min
3 reasons the Willow Arctic oil drilling project was approved – it's the latest battle in a long fight over Alaska's North Slope
Biden vowed ‘no more drilling on federal lands,’ but Russia’s war on Ukraine and pressures at home are hard to ignore.
Scott L. Montgomery, Lecturer, Jackson School of International Studies, University of Washington •
conversation
March 16, 2023 • ~9 min
March 16, 2023 • ~9 min
3 reasons local climate activism is more powerful than people realize
When people work together, they can move governments to action. Just ask the suffragettes. Still, few people do it. A psychologist explains why, and how to turn that around.
Adam Aron, Professor of Psychology, University of California, San Diego •
conversation
Dec. 26, 2022 • ~9 min
Dec. 26, 2022 • ~9 min
Public order bill: new law is designed to stop climate protests – but it could actually give activists a legal tool
A legal expert explains how climate activists could use the government’s own legislation to their advantage.
Chris Hilson, Professor of Law, Director of the Centre for Climate and Justice, University of Reading •
conversation
Oct. 31, 2022 • ~7 min
Oct. 31, 2022 • ~7 min
Just Stop Oil: do radical protests turn the public away from a cause? Here's the evidence
People want to shoot the messenger, but they do hear the message.
Colin Davis, Chair in Cognitive Psychology, University of Bristol
• conversation
Oct. 21, 2022 • ~8 min
Oct. 21, 2022 • ~8 min
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