A member of Code Pink, the far-left group known for confronting elected officials, disrupted a Climate Week event in New York City on Thursday, blaming the U.S.military for its perceived role in the climate crisis.The disruption targeted an event hosted by The Nature Conservancy, which the group claims refuses to address the U.S.
military’s "massive carbon footprint and massive environmental degradation from U.S.military bases and U.S.-driven wars and occupations.""There is an elephant in the room that The Nature Conservancy does not want to address," said a man identified by Code Pink only as Aaron, the campaign organizer for the group's "War Is Not Green" initiative.
"It is destroying ecosystems.It is destroying fish.
It is destroying the world."$54M CODEPINK-LINKED FOUNDATION SHUT DOWN IN CALIFORNIA POPS UP AT RAMSHACKLE MIAMI HOMECode Pink co-founder Medea Benjamin (left) and activist Tighe Barry protest during the Senate Armed Services Committee confirmation hearing for Defense Secretary nominee Pete Hegseth on Capitol Hill in Washington, D.C., on Jan.14, 2025.
On Thursday, the group protested at The Nature Conservancy in New York City, demanding the group acknowledge the U.S.military's role in the climate crisis.
(Andrew Harnik/Getty Images)He also pointed to the Pentagon’s $1.5 trillion budget and the U.S.military’s role in environmental destruction, asking why The Nature Conservancy, with a budget of over $2 billion and a mission dedicated to protecting land and water, refuses to address it, the group said.Code Pink said it was present at NYC Climate Week to advocate that any serious climate conversation must include the military-industrial complex, which it argued contributes significantly to global warming.INSIDE THE FAR-LEFT'S ANTI-DATA CENTER PUSH AND WHAT EXPERTS SAY IS DRIVING IT: 'PLAYBOOK WE'VE SEEN BEFORE'Code Pink co-founder Medea Benjamin holds up a poster from a campaign the nonprofit started, called "China Is Not Our Enemy." (Getty I...