From Watts Up With That?

Essay by Eric Worrall

Police used a water cannon to clear the road block.

Netherlands arrests more than 1,500 climate activists

Climate activists blocked parts of a motorway in The Hague to protest against Dutch fossil fuel subsidies.

27 May 2023

More than 1,500 people have been arrested during a demonstration by the Extinction Rebellion climate group in The Hague, Dutch police said.

Activists blocked a section of a motorway in the centre of the city on Saturday, in protest against Dutch fossil fuel subsidies.

Police said they had used water cannon to disperse activists blocking a major road in the city and arrested “a total of 1,579 people … 40 of whom will be prosecuted” on charges including vandalism.

We wont stop fighting for climate justice 💪💪 pic.twitter.com/3OImzB1hUv

— Extinction Rebellion Den Haag (@XRTheHague) May 27, 2023

…Read more: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2023/5/27/netherlands-arrests-over-1500-extinction-rebellion-activists

Protesters have been calling for a halt to new fossil fuel licensing [File: Peter Dejong/AP]

Personally I was impressed by the amount of fossil fuel everyone was wearing. All those bright coloured clothes and banners are produced from the products of oil extraction. I mean, doesn’t anyone wear cotton anymore?

Al Jazeera also reported one of the climate protestors bit a police officer. Perhaps the aspiring cannibal was driven insane by one climate friendly insect protein meal too many.