A radical environmental group, Adbusters has said that letting the air out of the tires of SUVs will help combat climate change.
The group took to Twitter to offer step-by-step instructions, calling it a “gentle escalation” or ramping up the urgency about climate change.
“Wedge gravel in the tire valves, leaflet the SUV to let them know the tires are flat and why it was done and walk away. It’s that simple,” the group tweeted. “If we organize, we can hit enough SUVs in particular neighbourhoods to spark reporting and spread the meta meme.”
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The group noted that climate change remains the “biggest crisis the world has faced, adding that the “time had come for us to carefully escalate our methods in a non-violent manner to convey the seriousness of this crisis in tangible ways.”
The group argued that targeting SUVs – which they said were playing a big role in carbon emissions – was a good way to “hurt the automotive industry where it hurts.”
It said, “Start by targeting wealthy areas – our goal isn’t to disrupt workers – and avoid targeting vehicles with disabled stickers or hangers,”.
Many people have since taken to Twitter to ridicule the proposed action, describing it as dangerous.
Story was adapted from Fox Business.
