Climate activists with the group “Just Stop Oil” targeted the private jets of Taylor Swift and Stonehenge in back-to-back days. The activist focused their attention at a British airport Thursday, June 20, spraying Swift’s jets with orange paint as the pop superstar is set to perform in London. Swift has been criticized in the past for her use of private jets.
The two activists were arrested, just a day after a similar protest by the group at Britain’s iconic landmark Stonehenge, where visitors to the site jumped in to try to stop them.
The protesters in both instances are calling on the British government to take action on climate change. Just Stop Oil, the group claiming responsibility, demanded Britain’s next government phase out fossil fuels by 2030.
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The group said the paint used was made of an “orange cornflour” and washes away in the rain.
English Heritage, the charity that manages Stonehenge, told The BBC Thursday morning the paint has been cleaned off and there appears to be no lasting damage.
The protest came as thousands were expected to visit the site to witness the sunrise on the first day of summer.
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CLIMATE ACTIVISTS WITH THE GROUP “JUST STOP OIL” TARGETED THE PRIVATE JETS OF TAYLOR SWIFT IN A BRITISH AIRPORT TODAY — SPRAYING THEM WITH ORANGE PAINT AS THE POP SUPERSTAR IS SET TO PERFORM IN LONDON THIS WEEKEND.
SWIFT HAS BEEN CRITICIZED IN THE PAST FOR HER USE OF PRIVATE JETS
THE TWO ACTIVISTS WERE ARRESTED. THIS CAME A DAY AFTER A SIMILAR PROTEST BY THE GROUP AT BRITAIN’S PRE-HISTORIC LANDMARK STONEHENGE — WHERE VISITORS TO THE SITE JUMPED IN TO TRY TO STOP IT…
IN BOTH INSTANCES — THE PROTESTERS CALLING ON THE BRITISH GOVERNMENT TO TAKE ACTION ON CLIMATE CHANGE.
THEY’RE DEMANDING BRITAIN’S NEXT GOVERNMENT TO PHASE OUT FOSSIL FUELS BY 20-30.
THE GROUP SAID THE PAINT USED AT STONEHENGE WAS MADE OF AN “ORANGE CORNFLOUR” AND WASHES AWAY IN THE RAIN.
ENGLISH HERITAGE — THE CHARITY THAT MANAGES THE STRUCTURE — TELLS THE BBC THE PAINT HAS ALREADY BEEN CLEANED OFF AND THERE APPEARS TO BE NO LASTING DAMAGE.
THE PROTEST CAME AS THOUSANDS WERE EXPECTED TO VISIT THE SITE TO WITNESS THE SUNRISE FOR TODAY’S SUMMER SOLSTICE.
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