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appalachiablue

(41,144 posts)
Tue Oct 22, 2019, 08:26 AM Oct 2019

Greta Thunberg In CANADA, Climate Activism



Greta Thunberg's speech in Montreal, Canada on Fri. Sept. 27 with 500,000 people participating.

Greta Thunberg leads 500,000 people at Montreal climate rally. In the Fridays for Future weekly protest, the Canadian city of Montreal led the way, with half a million children and adults taking part. Millions more across the globe joined in.
https://www.dw.com/en/greta-thunberg-leads-500000-people-at-montreal-climate-rally/a-50617527







Thunberg's speech in Edmonton, Alberta in Canada's energy heartland with a crowd of 10,000 people, Fri. Oct. 18.

Thunberg's speech to thousands of protesters was punctuated by a counter-rally organized by a pro-oil group. Thunberg's visit comes days before an election in which climate change promises to be a contentious issue. While Thunberg steered clear of making any direct criticism pf Alberta's oil sands or of commenting explicitly on Canada's upcoming election, she called for Canada to take responsibility for its emissions. Richer countries such as Canada and Sweden need to get down to zero emissions much faster so people in poorer countries can heighten their standard of living by building the infrastructure we have already built," Thunberg told a cheering crowd from the steps of the Alberta legislature building...
Read more: https://www.dw.com/en/greta-thunberg-calls-for-climate-action-in-canadas-oil-heartland/a-50896065
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Greta Thunberg In CANADA, Climate Activism (Original Post) appalachiablue Oct 2019 OP
What today's backward moving/thinking citizens need is a team of CaptYossarian Oct 2019 #1
Greta you burrowowl Oct 2019 #2

CaptYossarian

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1. What today's backward moving/thinking citizens need is a team of
Tue Oct 22, 2019, 01:56 PM
Oct 2019

brilliant, youthful, and charismatic speakers to band together. It's time for Greta, Malala, and David Hogg to save the planet and to save humanity.

I don't believe Greta was speaking against capitalism at the UN. She was speaking against greed. Where the hell are the churches on this subject? I don't mean Falwell and Osteen. I'm talking about the small, local churches who spend all their time b*tching about abortion. The only people who care about abortion are past their reproductive shelf life anyway.

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