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Climate Activist Dies After Setting Himself on Fire in Front of Supreme Court on Earth Day

HeadlineApr 25, 2022

A Colorado man has died after setting himself on fire on Earth Day in front of the U.S. Supreme Court. Wynn Bruce was a 50-year-old Buddhist who lived in Boulder, Colorado. His friend, the climate scientist and Buddhist monk Kritee Kanko, wrote on Twitter, “This act is not suicide. This is a deeply fearless act of compassion to bring attention to climate crisis.”

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