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Extinction Rebellion plugs holes on 10 Spanish golf courses in water protest

Extinction Rebellion plugs holes on 10 Spanish golf courses in water protest

Activists denounce heavy use of water for ‘elitist leisure pursuit’ as drought continues in Spain

Climate activists in Spain have filled in holes on 10 golf courses to draw attention to the huge amounts of water the “elitist leisure pursuit” uses as a nationwide drought continues in the first heatwave of the year.

Members of Extinction Rebellion (XR) revealed their latest direct action campaign in a video released on Sunday, saying they had targeted courses in locations including Madrid, Barcelona, Valencia, the Basque country, Navarra and Ibiza.

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