UK climate crusader's bid to start mass protests in the US fizzles

When he first addressed his new group of US activists, the UK climate crusader Roger Hallam unveiled plans for a huge 'civil disobedience campaign' of blocked highways and mass disruptions in mid-August.

Instead, the summer of chaos that Hallam promised has fizzled and flopped — a lame sequel to his (XR) rallies that put tens of thousands of protestors on the streets of , effectively shutting down the British capital.

This week, the US franchise that Hallam co-founded in 2022, Declare Emergency, struggled to get even a handful of activists to don goofy dinosaur outfits and stage an 'extinction' protest on Washington 's subway.

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