From Mother Jones · Oliver Milman · · 50s
DeSantis statue melts in protest
Florida governor's climate denial statue melts in heat.
In brief
Florida governor's climate denial statue melts in heat. Florida governor Ron DeSantis' climate denial statue melted in Tallahassee as a protest against his blocking climate action. Originally reported by Mother Jones.
DeSantis statue melts
A life-sized statue of Florida governor Ron DeSantis melted in Tallahassee heat.
Gallium melts at 85.6 F
The statue was made from gallium, a metal that melts at 85.6 F, below Tallahassee's summer heat.
DeSantis blocks climate action
DeSantis blocked Florida municipalities from cutting pollution and erased climate change terms from state law.
350Action protest
350Action created a statue protest against DeSantis' climate denial stance.
DeSantis defends climate stance
DeSantis called climate action a "radical green zealot" agenda, not a climate crisis.
“We’re restoring sanity in our approach to energy and rejecting the agenda of the radical green zealots”
The takeaway
Florida governor Ron DeSantis' climate denial statue melted in Tallahassee as a protest against his blocking climate action.
