Greta Thunberg, climate change activist, was banned from Venice following a protest that dyed the Grand Canal green. Thunberg, 22, joined Extinction Rebellion, an environmental group, to dye the city’s tourist attraction with a green non-toxic tracer, as an act of protest. The group hung a banner on the Rialto Bridge that said “stop ecocide,” a slogan used to highlight “the massive effects of climate change.” The public demonstration drew attention when protesters wearing red veils walked around crowds of tourists. The protest group also dyed other waterways in several Italian cities, including Milan, Palermo, and Bologna. Veneto’s governor, Luca Zaia, condemned the protest, calling it an act that “wounds” the city of Venice. Radical environmental protests have increased in the past few ye

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