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U.K. Climate Activists Spray Orange Paint at Stonehenge & Airport Housing Taylor Swift Airplane

HeadlineJun 20, 2024
Image Credit: Just Stop Oil

In the United Kingdom, two climate activists were arrested at a London airport this morning after they doused private jets with orange paint. Among the jets reportedly at London’s Stansted Airport during the protest was a private plane owned by pop superstar Taylor Swift. The group Just Stop Oil said in a statement, “Billionaires are not untouchable, climate breakdown will affect every single one of us.” The protest came a day after Just Stop Oil activists sprayed orange paint on the ancient megaliths of Stonehenge. The protesters are demanding the U.K. government sign a legally binding treaty to phase out all fossil fuels by 2030. 

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