environmental activists spray paint Charles Darwin's grave

[TheVat]

Environmental protest continues to take endless forms most beautiful.  The use of chalk paint, to facilitate its removal, was a good way to downplay the vandalism aspect.  And since Darwin's seminal studies included observations on chalk beds extending from England into N France, it seems a more respectful choice in terms of recognizing his contributions. (I may be over-connecting dots here)

 

https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025/jan/13/just-stop-oil-activists-spray-paint-charles-darwin-grave

 

Lee said: “We are trying to get the government to act on climate change. They are not doing enough.”

Bligh said: “We’ve done this because there’s no hope for the world, really. We’ve done it on Darwin’s grave specifically because he would be turning in that grave because of the sixth mass extinction taking place now.”

Lee added: “I believe he would approve because he was a good scientist and he would be following the science, and he would be as upset as us with the government for ignoring the science.”

The EU’s Copernicus Climate Change Service confirmed on Friday that 2024 was the warmest on record globally and the first calendar year that the average temperature exceeded 1.5C above preindustrial levels.