Tue Jun 19, 2012, 12:32 AM

Environmental activists ‘being killed at rate of two a week’

By Jonathan Watts, The Guardian
Monday, June 18, 2012 23:58 EDT

The struggle for the world’s remaining natural resources is becoming more murderous, according to a new report that reveals that environmental activists were killed at the rate of more than two a week in 2011.

The death toll of campaigners, community leaders and journalists involved in the protection of forests, rivers and land has risen dramatically in the past three years, said Global Witness.

Brazil – the host of the Rio+20 conference on sustainable development – has the worst record for danger in a decade that has seen the deaths of more than 737 defenders, said the briefing, which was released on the eve of the high-level segment of the Earth Summit.

http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2012/06/18/environmental-activists-being-killed-at-rate-of-two-a-week/

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Environmental activists ‘being killed at rate of two a week’ (Original post)	lonestarnot	Jun 2012	OP
Oh, fuck.	Control-Z	Jun 2012	#1
Environmentalists, like all liberal, labor and human rights campaigners are almost always murdered.	freshwest	Jun 2012	#2
It is now more risky on this planet to be an environmentalist than it is to be a soldier.	left on green only	Jun 2012	#3
I try to avoid lefts on most occassions. Always just stay left.	lonestarnot	Jun 2012	#7
Spam deleted by tjwmason (MIR Team)	Matthew66	Jun 2012	#4
Welcome to DU. nt	left on green only	Jun 2012	#5
Eventually there will be little left to save and greed will have won as	RKP5637	Jun 2012	#6

Response to lonestarnot (Original post)

Tue Jun 19, 2012, 12:42 AM

Control-Z (8,288 posts)

1. Oh, fuck.

I had no idea it had already gotten this bad. What will it be like in a few more years?

Just Fuck. (sorry about the language)

K&R

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Tue Jun 19, 2012, 01:12 AM

freshwest (31,480 posts)

2. Environmentalists, like all liberal, labor and human rights campaigners are almost always murdered.

We're approaching an critical point where the capitalist system of growth by those who feel entitled to abuse others for wealth and power, or even pleasure, will not be sustainable. All the corporate fake movements to save the planet are shams. We will have to stop this or keep riding on the death train. Where many of us will meet a bad end. We need to the lovers of life on this planet now more than ever.

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Tue Jun 19, 2012, 01:46 AM

left on green only (1,077 posts)

3. It is now more risky on this planet to be an environmentalist than it is to be a soldier.

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And, as I understand it, soldiers are also paid a lot more.

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Tue Jun 19, 2012, 10:46 PM

lonestarnot (71,135 posts)

7. I try to avoid lefts on most occassions. Always just stay left.

Not that much more.

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Tue Jun 19, 2012, 02:20 AM

Matthew66 (8 posts)

4. Spam deleted by tjwmason (MIR Team)

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Tue Jun 19, 2012, 03:13 AM

left on green only (1,077 posts)

5. Welcome to DU. nt

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Tue Jun 19, 2012, 05:26 AM

RKP5637 (25,592 posts)

6. Eventually there will be little left to save and greed will have won as

earth becomes one more scorched mass in orbit with no life left.

Then the greed at any cost party can be so damn proud of their accomplished mission, to have wrecked earth.

Frankly, often, I think interplanetary intervention is about all that is going to save this place, and I doubt that's going to happen.

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