Environmental activist displays new colors

Eureka Times-Standard ^ | March 15, 2005 | Dave Rosso

[Squawk 8888]

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[rhombus]

The audience broke into prolonged applause when Moore said environmental activists "use green language in a clever way to cloak agendas that have more to do with anti-capitalism and anti-globalization than anything to do with science or ecology."

Applause, Applause.

[Bluegrass Conservative]

He now heads an organization called Greenspirit, "a network of people who celebrate the human spirit in the context of our place in the natural world and Earth's own evolutionary journey."

Translated into practical English means "a network of people who like to smoke pot." :-)

However, on a serious note, he's right when he said: today's environmental activists "use green language in a clever way to cloak agendas that have more to do with anti-capitalism and anti-globalization than anything to do with science or ecology."

[cripplecreek]

"Join the worldwide struggle against globalization."


LOL

[GreenFreeper]

Enviro-ping

[GreenFreeper]

Enviro-ping
sorry for the repeat forgot to add someone!

[Red Badger]

in their philosophy, he said, was an anti-globalization protester he once saw wearing a cardboard sign that read: "Join the worldwide struggle against globalization."

That is a great tagline........

[cripplecreek]

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[Lekker 1]

Translated into practical English means "a network of people who like to smoke pot." :-)

LOL...by the way, did you know that an acre of hemp produces more cellulose fiber than an acre of trees? Hmmmmmmmm. Cooincidence? I think not.

[Sonny M]

I'm pretty farmiliar with Patrick Moore's beliefs and ideas, I used to cite him when I would argue with one of my left wing idiot liberal teachers when I was going for my MBA.

He's still a liberal, but he is not of the socialist variety, and he loathes what greenpeace is today, he's more into science and the free market in his thinking, so he does sound conservative to alot of folks, for this he is often cursed and threatened.

He has also made some very interesting accusations against greenpeace over the years, that if true, should warrant a federal investigation.

[Sonny M]

Translated into practical English means "a network of people who like to smoke pot." :-)

I've read some of the articles he's written over the years, about why he left greenpeace and founded another organization (greenspirit), he's right in that greenpeace is a anti-science bunch of socialist who have no understanding of the free markets and have hijacked the enviornmental movement, but his other accusations, are essentially criminal charges against greenpeace, and I for one, do think, that somone should probe greenpeace to see if there is any truth to some of charges.

[Bluegrass Conservative]

LOL...by the way, did you know that an acre of hemp produces more cellulose fiber than an acre of trees? Hmmmmmmmm. Cooincidence? I think not.

You would have to smoke 2000 pounds of industrial hemp to get the same amount of THC (the chemical that produces the "high") that is in one marijuana cigarette. While it has the wrong advocates, industrial hemp is not a bad agricultural product. At some point, legitimate agricultural organizations such as Farm Bureau are going to back the crop and you will see it legalized once again.

[Bluegrass Conservative]

I've read some of the articles he's written over the years, about why he left greenpeace and founded another organization (greenspirit), he's right in that greenpeace is a anti-science bunch of socialist who have no understanding of the free markets and have hijacked the enviornmental movement, but his other accusations, are essentially criminal charges against greenpeace, and I for one, do think, that somone should probe greenpeace to see if there is any truth to some of charges.

I agree wholeheartedly. The original environmental activists were not bad people. Their hearts were truly in the right place and much of what they advocated needed to be done (and much has been). But, in the late '60's - early -70's, the environmental movement was hijacked by the former hippies who rebelled against everything western.

Let's not forget that many of the original environmental activists were also stalwarts in the Republican Party . . . Theodore Roosevelt, Gifford Pinchot, etc.

[Lekker 1]

You would have to smoke 2000 pounds of industrial hemp...

I'll get started on that right away. I'll hafta make a few more of them Marley-sized reefers...

[Niteranger68]

Greenpeace = Lazy people who will do just enough to prevent productive people from accomplishing anything, thus hiding their own laziness.

[liberty2004]

I'm pretty farmiliar with Patrick Moore's beliefs and ideas, I used to cite him when I would argue with one of my left wing idiot liberal teachers when I was going for my MBA.

I have followed him too. It is wonderful he has used reason too perceive the "truth" about environmental issues. He main theme in speeches is how Greenpeace and org like that are anti-Capitalist. It is good he is on our side. Greenpeace are a bunch of freaks. The environmental movement is at it's core totalitarian and truly damaging to the environment.

[Squawk 8888]

industrial hemp is not a bad agricultural product

There are some hemp growers in Ontario (IIRC the USA is the only country that bans it) and their biggest problem is security. Too many dumb@$$es think it's pot and try to steal it from the fields.

[Red Badger]

LOL!......