Inspired by Thunberg, a veteran climate activist returns to the Arctic
Paul Ruzycki gave up on activism after being arrested in Arctic Russia in 2013. The youth climate movement drew him back.
ABOARD ‘ARCTIC SUNRISE’ — Jailed in Russia in 2013 for trying to halt oil drilling in the Arctic, a disillusioned Paul Ruzycki switched to working on cargo ships for a while before the words of Greta Thunberg inspired him to return to his life as a climate activist.
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