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Episode: Climate activists target luxury yachts, jets
Description: The ultra-wealthyβs mega yachts, private jets, luxury mansions and penchant for water-guzzling activities like golf have made them easy targets for some climate activists this summer who are ramping up protests against the extravagant but emissions-spewing lifestyles they see as a threat to the planet.
This summer, Spanish climate activist group Futuro Vegetal β or Vegetable Future β spray-painted a $300 million super yacht belonging to Walmart heir Nancy Walton Laurie on the island of Ibiza in Spain. Protesters held up a sign that read, βYou consume, others suffer.β
Climate activism has intensified in the past few years as the planet continues to warm an...