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Ami.es parisien.nes ou banlieusard.es !

Vous vous apprêtez peut-être à assister, le 3 mai à Pantin, à une soirée militante anticapitaliste, écologiste, queer et féministe, qui aura lieu à la Cité fertile. Sur le papier, cet événement coche toutes les cases de la bonne conscience féministe/queer/anticapitaliste/bienveillance/écologie : il s'agit de la soirée organisée par le collectif Les Murènes.

Le problème c'est que cet événement présenté comme militant a lieu dans un des fleuron du green-washing et du mensonge capitaliste destiné aux petits blancs bourgeois amateurs de cheap thrills : la Cité fertile, autrement dit, un lieu financé et soutenu par BNP Paribas, une banque dont on connaît le rôle écocidaire via ses financements de l'industrie fossile en Afrique et ailleurs.

La Cité fertile est l'un de ces tiers lieux entièrement fabriqué pour plaire à une frange branchouille et consumériste du capitalisme de bonne conscience, qui veut consommer sans se poser de question tout en bénéficiant d'un vague air "alternatif". Comment je sais ça ? Ben parce que j'ai fréquenté leurs voisins durant pas mal d'années, le squat écolo/anar "LEO" de Pantin (un endroit au dessus de tout soupçon en termes éthiques et d'engagement militant écolo, anticapitaliste et solidaire), et parce que je me suis renseigné : en quelques clics sur Internet, on découvre sur le site web de la Cité fertile des financeurs et soutiens bien encombrants.

On découvre aussi que ce tiers lieux, comme pas mal d'autres a été fondé par une entreprise capitaliste (Sinny et Ooko) qui fabrique et vend aux municipalités des tiers lieux à la chaîne, du prêt à consommer pour branchouilles décervelé.es et a-critiques : tu cherches un lieu de détente au look radical sans effort ? Va à la Cité fertile, coco, fais-toi fouiller à l'entrée par des personnes racisées, et paye ta bière et tes activités "conscientes et bienveillantes" une blinde ! Anticapitalisme et écologie pirate pour les bourgeois, dans un décor de palettes bon chic bon genre...

La Cité Fertile, comme toute organisation marchande, utilise des communicant.es et des marketteux.ses, et sait noyer le poisson et aveugler même les personnes les plus aguerries. C'est pourquoi on a contacté Les Murènes, avec d'autres personnes, pour leur signaler gentiment le problème, et leur envoyer des sources et une doc sur le caractère mensonger du lieu où elles organisent leur soirée. J'ai eu une réponse aimable (" on réfléchit à tout ça en collectif, etc.") puis plus rien, et l'événement semble maintenu.

Je signale donc ici ce texte, qui a pointé les ambiguïtés (doux euphémisme...) de la Cité Fertile en matière éthique : agir.greenvoice.fr/petitions/a

Je signale aussi une autre source sérieuse, la revue Le Chiffon, qui a mené une enquête sur les tiers lieux dont la cité fertile et son incubateur de tiers lieux capitalistes, Sinny & Ooko : lechiffon.fr/les-tiers-lieux-e

Maintenant chacun fait fait fait, c'qui lui plait plait plait, bien entendu, mais si vous allez à cette soirée, vous savez maintenant à quoi et à qui vous avez affaire et surtout à quel mensonge vous apportez votre soutien en toute conscience et bienveillance écolo-queer-anticapitaliste-féministe chic, blanche et bourgeoise.

Je mets le flyer des Murènes pour info. #lesmurenes #pantin #citefertile #greenwashing #capitalisme #tierslieux #ecologiebourgeoise #fake #feminisme #queer

World-first law banning fossil fuel ads survives Dutch legal challenge
clientearth.org/latest/press-o

ClientEarth lawyer Jonathan White said:

“By introducing and successfully defending their high-carbon ad ban, The Hague has taken a bold step in the right direction when it comes to climate action.

“As we saw decades ago with tobacco products, banning the advertising of a harmful product is a critical step in reducing its use.

“Just like the tobacco ban, fossil fuel advertising restrictions comply with EU law – as it is clearly in the public interest for cities and states to address the climate crisis.

“Cities the world over would be wise to follow The Hague’s lead and introduce a similar law to help usher in an era of depleting dependence on fossil fuels – and feel confident with the wind of this judgment behind them.” #climate #greenwashing #fossiladban #netherlands

www.clientearth.orgMEDIA REACTION: World-first law banning fossil fuel ads survives Dutch legal challenge | ClientEarthA Dutch city has successfully defended its landmark law to ban fossil fuel advertising –setting a precedent for cities across Europe in the process.   

#Kerala fishermen up in arms against #DeepSeaMining proposal off #Kollam coast

March 22, 2025

"The fishermen in Kerala have already launched several protests against the proposed plan to open up the sea to private mining companies as part of the Union Government’s ‘Blue Economy’ initiative.

"All the fishermen’s associations stand united in their protests against this proposal, alleging that it would bring an end to the fisheries sector in the country, not only in the #ArabianSea but also in the #BayOfBengal.

“ 'The mining, according to the scientific report we have, can disturb the seabed and completely destroy fish spawning habitats. It can also release poisonous gases trapped on the #DeepSeaFloor, causing severe #environmental issues,' Kerala Minister for Fisheries, Saji Cherian, told PTI.

"He said that deep-sea mining requires huge investments and heavy machinery, meaning only #multinational #corporations will be involved, making these areas completely inaccessible to poor fishermen.

"The Kerala government, which is strongly opposing this project, passed a resolution in the Assembly urging the Centre to withdraw it.

"The Minister said the proposed site, off the Kollam shore in Kerala in the Arabian Sea, is very rich in marine resources and serves as a lifeline for fishermen from Kerala and other states.

“ 'We have a highly diverse and extensive fish population in this area. The mining will completely wipe out this habitat, severely affecting the livelihood of fishermen in our region,' Saji Cherian said."

Read more:
msn.com/en-in/money/economy/ke

#NoJobsOnADeadPlanet #OceansAreLife #MarineLife #DeepSeaMining #NoDeepSeaMining #DarkOxygen #LifeOnEarth #Extinction #Nodules #Greenwashing #CorporateColonialism #CorporatePolluters
#BatteryAlternatives #NoCobaltMining #RecycleCopper #RecycleCobalt #RecycleZinc #Recycle! #Ecocide #PlanetDestroyers #HumanGreed

www.msn.comMSN

#NPR: The U.S. takes a step toward allowing #mining on the ocean floor, a fragile #ecosystem

by Julia Simon, April 25, 2025

"President #Trump signed an executive order Thursday aimed at making it easier for companies to mine the deep seafloor, saying it would create 'a robust domestic supply for critical minerals.'

"There is currently no commercial-scale deep-sea mining anywhere in the world. But companies have long eyed the ocean floor as a potential source of metals like nickel, cobalt, manganese and copper, which are used in batteries for electric vehicles and other technologies.

"The world has no rulebook for deep-sea mining. One company is pushing forward anyway

"These metals can be found in potato-sized nodules lying on the ocean floor. Many of the nodules are in the middle of the Pacific ocean, beyond the legal territory of individual countries.

"Thursday's order might circumvent ongoing international negotiations to regulate deep-sea mining.

"Those regions have traditionally been overseen by an international organization, the #InternationalSeabedAuthority (#ISA). The ISA has hosted talks for years to try to hammer out a rulebook to govern a potential seabed mining industry. The U.S. did not ratify the treaty that governs the seabed, and is not a voting member of the ISA, though in the past under previous administrations it has respected the ISA process.

"In his executive order, Trump instructed federal agencies to expedite the process for reviewing and issuing permits for mining on the seafloor in both U.S. and international territory. It will use a U.S. law from 1980, the "#DeepSeabed Hard Mineral Resources Act."

"Scientists and environmental groups condemned the order, arguing that opening the deep seabed for mining could disrupt important marine ecosystems, and damage the fishing industry.

" 'This is being planned on some of the least resilient #ecosystems on the planet,' says Douglas McCauley, professor of ocean science at the University of California Santa Barbara. 'It would have #catastrophic biological consequences.'

"Underwater mining can create plumes of sediment that could suffocate marine life, and degrade the #FoodWebs that fish depend on, McCauley says.

"There are also important questions about whether we actually need to be mining the seabed to get enough of these minerals for technologies like batteries, says Micah Ziegler, assistant professor of energy and chemical systems at Georgia Institute of Technology.

"While a couple of years ago researchers were concerned about the limitations of land-based mining for metals like cobalt and nickel, a variety of alternative #battery chemistries have been developed that might reduce the need for those elements, Ziegler says."

Read more:
npr.org/2025/04/25/nx-s1-53764

#OceansAreLife #MarineLife #DeepSeaMining #NoDeepSeaMining
#DarkOxygen #LifeOnEarth #Extinction #Nodules #Greenwashing #CorporateColonialism #CorporatePolluters #TrumpSucks #Idiocracy
#BatteryAlternatives #NoCobaltMining #RecycleCopper #RecycleCobalt #RecycleZinc #Recycle! #Ecocide #PlanetDestroyers #HumanGreed #NoJobsOnADeadPlanet

Vielen Dank für die Empfehlung! 😍

"Utopia meint: Green Planet Energy ist 2025 eine clevere Wahl für alle, die Geld sparen, die #Energiewende unterstützen und unabhängig von Konzernen echten Ökostrom beziehen wollen – sich aber keine Sorgen machen wollen, auf #Greenwashing hereinzufallen."

utopia.de/news/green-planet-en

Utopia.de · Green Planet Energy: der No-Brainer für den Stromanbieter-Wechsel 2025Green Planet Energy ist der günstigste Stromanbieter in den Utopia-Empfehlungen – und jetzt auch der einzige mit zwei Top-Ökostrom-Labels.

The local (privately owned) shopping centre has these types of bins, with recycling separated from landfill.
I watched the caretaker man empty them both into the same cart anyway 🤦‍♀️
Humans are doomed.
#Greenwashing