{"id":1656517,"date":"2022-09-24T20:19:17","date_gmt":"2022-09-25T00:19:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1656517"},"modified":"2022-09-24T20:20:43","modified_gmt":"2022-09-25T00:20:43","slug":"it-is-pretty-ironic-radio-interview-with-teen-climate-activist-goes-sideways-in-3-2-1","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/it-is-pretty-ironic-radio-interview-with-teen-climate-activist-goes-sideways-in-3-2-1\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018It Is Pretty Ironic\u2019: Radio Interview With Teen Climate Activist Goes Sideways In 3\u2026 2\u2026 1\u2026"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">32<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fit-is-pretty-ironic-radio-interview-with-teen-climate-activist-goes-sideways-in-3-2-1%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1656517&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>A radio interview with New Zealand teen climate activist Izzy Cook went sideways when Heather du Plessis-Allan, Host of Wellington Mornings, challenged the 16-year-old on the reality of her own <a href=\"https:\/\/dailywire.com\/news\/guilty-celebrities-ignore-our-massive-carbon-footprints-please\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">carbon footprint<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Cook, who helped organize <a href=\"https:\/\/www.1news.co.nz\/2022\/09\/23\/photos-hundreds-turn-out-for-climate-strikes-across-nz\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Friday\u2019s School Strike 4 Climate<\/a>, hit the streets with hundreds of others in Wellington, Christchurch, New Plymouth, and Auckland \u2014 where they demanded that the government step up and address climate change \u201cfor the crisis that it is.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThis year for our strike we\u2019re focusing specifically on agriculture,\u201d she said. \u201cTwo of our demands are our main focus: ban synthetic nitrogen fertilizers and halving the herd of cows in NZ \u2026 the government is just not doing enough.\u201d<\/p>\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">16-year old Izzy Cook from SS4C:<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;This year for our strike we&#8217;re focusing specifically on agriculture. Two of our demands are our main focus: ban synthetic nitrogen fertilisers and halving the herd of cows in NZ\u2026the government is just not doing enough.&#8221;<a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/CK6RBO4nnP\">https:\/\/t.co\/CK6RBO4nnP<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Adam Currie (@Adam_Currie_NZ) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Adam_Currie_NZ\/status\/1573071724329209856?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 22, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Cook spoke with du Plessis-Allan about the strike \u2014 and about climate change in general \u2014 but the interview took an interesting turn when the topic turned to air travel.<\/p>\n<p><strong>LISTEN:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/schoolstrike4climate?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#schoolstrike4climate<\/a> <br \/>&#8220;It is pretty ironic,\u2026&#8221; <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/M5a3WwQ9kK\">pic.twitter.com\/M5a3WwQ9kK<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Waiting an Adernity (@smoothie_nz) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/smoothie_nz\/status\/1573225915878117376?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">September 23, 2022<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u201cSo we would have to apply to have, like, approved events to be able to fly for,\u201d du Plessis-Allan prompted.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWell, that\u2019s one thing that you could look at doing,\u201d Cook replied.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cAm I allowed to go to Fiji? Is that necessary?\u201d du Plessis-Allan asked.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIn the current climate crisis, I don\u2019t think that that\u2019s necessary travel,\u201d Cook said, but du Plessis-Allan immediately pushed back.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhen was the last time you were on a plane?\u201d she asked.<\/p>\n<p>Cook paused briefly before answering, \u201cUm \u2026 I\u2019m not sure. A few months ago, to be honest.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhere\u2019d you go?\u201d du Plessis-Allan asked.<\/p>\n<p>After another long pause, Cook answered: \u201cFiji.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIzzy!\u201d du Plessis-Allan burst out laughing then, chastising the teen activist. \u201cIzzy! Don\u2019t you care about the climate, Izzy?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOf course I care about the climate,\u201d Cook insisted \u2014 to which du Plessis-Allan replied, \u201cNot enough.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cYou went to Fiji!\u201d the host said again, still laughing. \u201cIzzy, come on, mate! Are you serious?\u201d<\/p>\n<p>After another lengthy pause, Cook conceded, \u201cIt\u2019s pretty ironic. It is pretty ironic, but to be honest, it\u2019s not really a trip that I wanted to go on, but I can\u2019t really get out of it.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Cook then clarified that her parents had planned the trip and told her that she had no choice but to go along.<\/p>\n<p>The host continued to press Cook about the trip, asking whether she was embarrassed that her parents had taken such a trip and forced her to take part in it \u2014 and whether or not she\u2019d had a \u201cterrible time.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A radio interview with New Zealand teen climate activist Izzy Cook went sideways when Heather du Plessis-Allan, Host of Wellington Mornings, challenged the 16-year-old on the reality of her own carbon footprint. 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