Australia’s ten shittest branded flash mobs - mUmBRELLA

Brand/ cause: Climate change awareness
Where: Sydney Opera House
When: July 2009
The lowdown: And who exactly were they making aware of climate change?

Europeans file brief to support US green push | News | The Lawyer

European environmental lawyers ClientEarth, ­supported by Friends of the Earth Europe, Birdlife Europe and Transport & Environment, teamed up with America’s Great Waters Coalition and the Union of Concerned Scientists to file the brief in the US Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit.

This is believed to be the first time a European entity has taken direct action in the US over climate change.

Say Yes Australia campaign shifts to grass roots approach - mUmBRELLA

What started with a TV launch featuring Cate Blanchette has shifted to a grass roots approach to persuading Australians of the value of the carbon tax.

Beginning this week, the second phase of the Say Yes Australia campaign will encourage supporters to say why they support the carbon tax, and pass their reasons on to people they know.

High-profile oil-sands protesters take last stand outside White House - The Globe and Mail

Ms. Klein, activist author of No Logo and The Shock Doctrine, was also arrested for the first time.

“Ever since the climate talks collapsed in Copenhagen, there’s been more and more talk that nonviolent civil disobedience is going to have to be really resurrected as a mass tactic,” said Ms. Klein.

“A lot of the people arrested are the types who have gone to all of the UN summits and played by the rules. We’re watching the process go backwards. These are people really immersed in climate science and feel a tremendous sense of urgency.”

Different Religion – Same Hatred And Bigotry | Real Science

Richard Black’s BBC story mentioned twice that Spencer was a Christian, and once that he was right wing. I must have missed the BBC’s discussion of Mann’s religion and political beliefs.