On a Tuesday morning in late August, Rosemary Penwarden protested climate inaction in New Zealand. She sat down during rush hour traffic on the main road linking Wellington Airport to the capital’s city center. Joined by two other protesters from the climate action group Restore Passenger Rail, Penwarden was hoping to draw people’s attention to […]
I said “protesting in this way,” not protesting in general. Who is she protesting, the public? Agriculture, industry, and power account for like 75% of greenhouse gases. Transportation is like 15%. Stalling transportation as a protest only increases the amount of GHG. What is the positive result of her supergluing her hand to the road, increasing the GHG emissions of all the vehicles she stalled? What is the #2? What is the best case hoped for result of this type of protest?
Yes exactly!! They need to protest quietly and indoors in their own homes where they can’t be heard or seen by us in any way shape or form.
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I said “protesting in this way,” not protesting in general. Who is she protesting, the public? Agriculture, industry, and power account for like 75% of greenhouse gases. Transportation is like 15%. Stalling transportation as a protest only increases the amount of GHG. What is the positive result of her supergluing her hand to the road, increasing the GHG emissions of all the vehicles she stalled? What is the #2? What is the best case hoped for result of this type of protest?