Environmental Graffiti

Remarkable Images of Activism from the Last Fifty Years

Missiles may rain down overhead, water canons blast people back, tear gas choke throats and worse, but when people decide they’ve had enough, they’ve had enough. Many would argue that if ever there was proof that actions speak louder than words, mass protesting is it. Images of individuals taking to the streets have become etched in our minds, each one a remembrance of how people felt about the status quo.

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On the Wings of a Dove [PIC]

This beautiful photo was taken on the corner of Buci and Seine in St-Germain-des-Pres, Paris. The photographer Brent Townshend used multiple fisheye lenses and self-written software to stitch the panoramic series of shots together, composing the eye-catching final image. He says that the emergent shape of a dove was planned at the time of photographing.

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The French Will Mess You Up for Killing Their Bears

A French hunter is on trial, facing serious charges over the shooting of what was likely the last native female Pyrenees bear in existence. A Pyrenees bear in a French animal park In 2004, French hunter Rene Marqueze was hunting boar in the Aspe valley in the Pyrenees mountains [...]

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Sailing into the Future of Shipping

With public sentiment beginning to turn against high carbon shipping methods like air freight and cargo freighters, French wine producers are looking to the past for eco-friendly ways to ship their products. Wine casks. Image by Ildebrando This week almost 60,000 bottles of wine will be sent to Ireland [...]

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Horses Pushed as New Eco-Friendly Transport Option

There is a new transportation alternative to cars and buses being pitched in France. It’s called a horse. Horses are being presented as an eco-friendly alternative to large vehicles used for several jobs

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