Terrifying/Inspiring Thought of the Week

Civil disobedience works. Dutch protests result in no more fossil fuel subsidies.

You know it is a Dutch protest because everyone rode there on a bike.

Photo by Everton Vila on Unsplash

The environmental group Extinction Rebellion ended its protest this week because … they won.  The group had blocked a major highway in The Hague to protest fossil fuel subsidies.

A majority of Dutch MPs has asked the Prime Minister to draft a plan to phase out fossil fuel subsidies worth about 39.7 to 46.4 billion euros ($42-49.5 billion).

Apparently, civil disobedience works.

Shh … don’t tell anyone.