A self-immolation and American reckoning The death of a 25-year-old U.S. service member exposes the need for an American reckoning Salon · Feb 28, 2024
Climate change: radical activists benefit social movements – history shows why Wynn Bruce set himself on fire on April 22 2022 – Earth Day. His self-immolation in front of the US supreme court was a protest against inadequate action on the climate crisis. He later died of his injuries. The Conversation · May 24, 2022
Suicides indicate wave of ‘doomerism’ over escalating climate crisis While alarm over wildfires, droughts, flooding and societal unrest is on the rise, not many of us talk about climate angst The Guardian - US · May 19, 2022
Dear Donald Trump: America is not OK Donald Trump keeps writing to me. Yelling at the keyboard is unproductive, so I'm writing back Salon · May 9, 2022
Climate catastrophists need to chill We need to adapt, improvise and innovate, we should switch to nuclear power as fast as possible, and stop terrifying the kids. The failure of serious people to grapple with climate change with balance, maturity and realism is nearly as serious a problem as climate change itself. Chicago Sun-Times · May 6, 2022
Understanding self-immolation in Buddhism after Wynn Bruce's Earth Day action The dramatic and tragic death of Wynn Bruce, the Buddhist environmental activist who self-immolated in front of the United States Supreme Court on Earth Day, has provoked a wide range of reactions. The Conversation · Apr 28, 2022
Activist's self-immolation stirs questions on faith, protest Last Friday, on Earth Day, a 50-year-old photographer and climate-change activist named Wynn Bruce set himself on fire outside the U.S. Supreme Court The Independent UK · Apr 26, 2022
Insulate Britain members disrupt trial by gluing hands to court furniture Retired GP Diana Warner, accused of obstructing M25, joined by two others in the act of ‘civil resistance’ The Guardian - UK · Apr 26, 2022
Man who set himself on fire on Earth Day shared eerie premonition on Facebook Wynn Bruce, 50, lit himself on fire in front of the Supreme Court in Washington DC at about 6.30pm local time on Friday - he died the next day of his injuries Daily Mirror · Apr 25, 2022
US climate activist dies after setting himself on fire outside supreme court Wynn Bruce, 50, from Colorado, who friend said had been planning self-immolation for a year, died on Saturday from his injuries The Guardian - US · Apr 25, 2022
Wynn Bruce: Climate activist dies after setting fire to himself outside Supreme Court A climate activist has died from his injuries after setting himself on fire outside the Supreme Court on Earth Day. Evening Standard · Apr 24, 2022
Man sets himself on fire outside Supreme Court, dies from injuries A Colorado man died after setting himself on fire outside the Supreme Court building on Friday. Tribune News Service · Apr 23, 2022