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Climate activist Greta Thunberg has pulled out of an appearance at the Edinburgh International Book Festival over its links to the fossil fuel industry

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Tags: sweden, festivals.book, edinburgh international book festival, sponsorships, baillie gifford, greenwashing, fuels.fossil, climate change, activism.climate, greta thunberg, scotland.edinburgh, united kingdom, source.bbc
https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-scotland-66407059

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Title
Greta Thunberg pulls out of Edinburgh Book Festival over 'greenwashing'
Published
Aug 4 2023
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43 words

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    DundonianStalin
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    While I can understand that she'd want to avoid it I always thought a better idea would be to show up and proceed to absolutely embarrass the sponsors by pointing all of this out.

    While I can understand that she'd want to avoid it I always thought a better idea would be to show up and proceed to absolutely embarrass the sponsors by pointing all of this out.

    12 votes
    1. Lapbunny
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      That sounds like a quick way to get blackballed for these kinds of events, whether that's right or not.

      That sounds like a quick way to get blackballed for these kinds of events, whether that's right or not.

      4 votes