13. CLIMATE ACTION

Climate Activists Dressed as Orcas Demonstrate Outside Citigroup Offices

Written by Amanda

Several climate activists dressed as orcas were arrested while demonstrating in front of Citigroup’s Manhattan offices on Tuesday, June 11.

Footage captured by members of the activist group Climate Defenders shows the NYPD arresting multiple demonstrators.

According to a post by the group, the action is part of “The Summer of Heat on Wall Street,” a campaign targeting finance firms and asking them to stop funding oil, coal, and gas.

According to the group, dozens of protesters were arrested on Tuesday. Credit: Climate Defenders via Storyful

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Because of literal bombs in the ocean that they grow to find fossil fuel?

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Source: uk.news.yahoo.com

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