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July 2024

Injustice Served: A Fossil-Fuelled, Authoritarian Victory
The UK has jailed five climate activists for a collective 21 years for the crime of "conspiring" to protest. It's a triumph for fossil fuel tyranny and…
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Dave Vetter
Climate Laundry Bulletin, 12 July 2024: A Break In Our Scheduled Programming
The Laundry has been thrown into disarray by some major projects, about which I will be keeping subscribers updated. In lieu of an article, here are…
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Dave Vetter
Meet Trump's Brain: The Climate-Denying Group Inciting Violent Revolution
Should the convicted felon be re-elected, he'll institute a plan drawn up by a far-right religious organisation funded by big oil. But what does The…
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Dave Vetter

June 2024

'Star Wars Without Darth Vader': It’s Time We Named The Causes Of Climate Failure
Our media are great at identifying the symptoms of climate inaction, but hopeless at naming its architects. A new book shows there's no excuse for such…
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Dave Vetter
OK, Chicken Little: Why The Opposite Of Climate Action Isn't Denial, But Apathy
The most harmful lie told about climate change isn't that it's a hoax, but that it's not that bad. It's a narrative that serves only those who profit…
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Dave Vetter
UK's Climate Election: Labour Must Rise Above The Politics Of Despair
When our politicians say "better things aren't possible", people believe them. Instead of feeding the downward spiral, Britain's presumptive leaders can…
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Dave Vetter
'Overpopulation' Is A Racist Trope. It's Time We Laid It To Rest
A new movie satirises the myth that climate change is a consequence of too many people. In the real world, our overpopulation obsession must be…
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Dave Vetter

May 2024

Taylor Swift, Climate Guardian? On Harnessing The Power Of The Swifties
Without dipping into white saviourism, Taylor could make a great climate messenger. But that's up to her legions of fans.
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Dave Vetter
This Ideology Is Destroying Our World. Dare We Name It?
It's not humans who are wrecking the planet, but a poisonous doctrine we've been programmed into believing, argue George Monbiot and Peter Hutchison in…
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Dave Vetter
Polluters' Puppets: Why We All Spread Fossil Fuel Propaganda, And How To Stop
In a new book, scholar Genevieve Guenther explains how the fossil fuel industry has appropriated the language of climate advocates to maintain the…
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Dave Vetter

April 2024

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