Climate activist Greta Thunberg banned from Venice after Grand Canal dyed green [View all]
Source: ABC News
Climate activist Greta Thunberg was temporarily banned from Venice after the Italian city's Grand Canal was dyed green in an act of protest.
Thunberg, 22, joined environmental group Extinction Rebellion over the weekend when they poured dye into the iconic water corridors that outline the historic city, The Telegraph reported.
Dye was also thrown into waterways and fountains in several other Italian cities, including Milan, Palermo and Bologna, according to Extinction Rebellion.
"Vandalism doesn't protect the environment," [the Veneto region's governor] Zaia wrote on Instagram in Italian. "These acts damage Venice, require restoration work, and -- paradoxically --generate pollution."
Read more: https://abcnews.go.com/amp/International/climate-activist-greta-thunberg-banned-venice-after-grand/story?id=127862310
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