Climate News: XR frustrates travellers on Melbourne's West Gate Bridge, being criticized loudly by most and quietly praised by a few

Traffic on Melbourne's West Gate Bridge was disrupted and slowed to a halt when three people from Extinction Rebellion blocked two lanes of traffic with a large truck - the trio was arrested: "Three charged after climate activist Deanna ‘Violet’ Coco and others block traffic on Melbourne’s West Gate Bridge"; "Serial climate protesters jailed for blocking West Gate Bridge"; "View from The Hill: Peter Dutton talks up nuclear replacements for coal-fired generators"; "New rules will force U.S. firms to divulge role in warming the planet"; "Air pollution kills 1 million a year – hundreds of whom are Australians"; "Heat pumps are keeping homes warm in Maine"; "Ice-free summers in Arctic possible within next decade, scientists say"; "Plants are flowering a month earlier – here’s what it could mean for pollinating insects"; "John Kerry: ‘I Feel Deeply Frustrated’"; "‘An ecological disaster’: French bill proposes crackdown on throwaway culture of ultra fast fashion"; "Introducing Wild Seasons – a new series on how a warming world is warping nature’s calendar"; "Climate breakdown is knocking the natural world out of sync – and we should all be worried"; "Weirdly Warm Winter Has Climate Fingerprints All Over It, Study Says"; "Quest to declare Anthropocene an epoch descends into epic row"; "A Climate Expert Explains Why Atmospheric Rivers Are Causing Historic Rainfall in California"; "Climate Change in the Irish Mind"; "Xcel Energy power equipment caused huge Texas fire, investigators say"; "Big businesses will this year have to report their environmental impacts – but this alone won’t drive change"; "7 in 10 say they’ve heard little or nothing about Inflation Reduction Act since passage: poll"; "The Trump Administration Rolled Back More Than 100 Environmental Rules. Here’s the Full List."; "A socialist writer skewered the Formula One scene. Then her article vanished"; "How Developing Nations Battered by Climate Change Are Crushed by Debt From International Lenders"; "Researchers coax people to envision greener cities using AI images of familiar streets"; "The Supreme Court’s Social Media Case Has Big Implications for Climate Disinformation, Experts Warn"; "Climate protesters arrested after blocking Melbourne's West Gate Bridge during peak hour"; "A Republican 2024 Climate Strategy: More Drilling, Less Clean Energy"; "Analysis: Trump election win could add 4bn tonnes to US emissions by 2030"; "Biden to Target Industrial Pollution in a 2nd Term, if He Gets One"; "Climate Change Poses a Widening Threat to National Security"; "February breaks temperature records for the 9th month in a row: Why has this winter been so warm?"; "A dark pattern runs through British politics: when the powerful lose control, protesters suffer": "‘They ain’t seen nothing yet’: UN boss names climate change impacts coming to Australia"; "Australian homes are getting bigger and bigger, and it’s wiping out gains in energy efficiency"; "Exxon CEO Shares "Dirty Secret" Keeping Us From Net Zero Goals"; "Federal government formally declares Southern Ocean offshore wind zone"; "Australian Gen Z people have major concerns about climate change, research shows"; "Victoria's first waste-to-energy plant to power Maryvale Paper Mill by burning household rubbish"; "El Niño is starting to die down - but it won’t spell the end of extreme weather, WMO warns"; "Drought: why some UK trees are losing their leaves in August"; "EU Policy: Solar panel manufacturers will have to pay for disposal under new EU rules"; "Water restrictions, increased prices and imprisonment: How is Tunisia battling 5 years of drought?"; "Should Australia get the world's dirtiest cars?"; "Getting angry for good: wellbeing in the climate crisis"; "Despite the rain, we’ve just had the third hottest summer on record"; "Record temperatures cause new Great Barrier Reef bleaching"; "Public hearing for the Climate Change Amendment Bill 2023 Inquiry".