Code Pink member disrupts Nature Conservancy event at NYC Climate Week over US military's environmental record
A member of the activist group Code Pink disrupted a Climate Week event hosted by The Nature Conservancy in New York City on Thursday, delivering remarks criticizing the U.S. military's environmental impact. The protester, identified by Code Pink only as Aaron, is described as the campaign organizer for the group's "War Is Not Green" initiative.
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A Code Pink activist interrupted a Nature Conservancy event during New York City's Climate Week on Thursday, arguing that major environmental organizations have failed to address what the group described as the U.S. military's role in climate destruction. Code Pink described the action as part of its ongoing "War Is Not Green" campaign.
The activist, identified only as Aaron, said The Nature Conservancy — which Code Pink characterized as holding a budget of over $2 billion and a mission dedicated to protecting land and water — refuses to acknowledge what the group called the Pentagon's "massive carbon footprint and massive environmental degradation from U.S. military bases and U.S.-driven wars and occupations." Aaron also referenced the Pentagon's $1.5 trillion budget in his remarks, according to Fox News.
Code Pink issued three demands directed at The Nature Conservancy and other environmental groups: that they "publicly acknowledge the U.S. military as a leading institutional polluter," that they "refuse partnerships or funding tied to the military-industrial complex," and that they "use their platforms to demand cuts to the Pentagon budget and an end to wars that devastate ecosystems."