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Greenies Caught in Own Web
Washington post ^ | 5-11-05 | clarion

Posted on 05/11/2005 3:06:16 AM PDT by Clarion

Tuesday, May 10, 2005; 12:57 AM

KETCHIKAN, Alaska -- A jury found Greenpeace guilty Monday on two misdemeanor criminal negligence charges that were filed after the group's ship entered Alaska waters for an anti-logging campaign without required paperwork.

Greenpeace's ship came to Alaska to conduct an anti-logging campaign in the Tongass National Forest. The ship was carrying more than 70,000 gallons of "petroleum products" at the time, court papers said.

Under state law, a large non-tank vessel must file an oil spill response plan application five days before entering state waters. Greenpeace had not,...

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TOPICS: Culture/Society
KEYWORDS: activist; alaska; conviction; environment; environmentallaw; evironmentalist; green; greenpeace; jury; ketchikan; oilspill; spill
Hey All,

Just got the news that Greenpeace was convicted in a Ketchikan district court of two misdemeanor counts of failure to comply with environmental laws. They came to Alaska to protest some logging in Tongass national forest and failed to file the proper OIL SPILL RESPONSE PLANS FOR THERE VESSELS!!!!

GREENPEACE? with no plans in case of oil spill from their vessel? This is a vessel that holds tens of thousands of gallons of diesel and other hazardous materials and was traveling in some of the most treacherous (and pritine) waters of the country. They finally got caught by their own stupid regulations. Ha ha ha!! They will pay some small fines and no jail time but, you can bet they'd be screaming bloody murder if we (Alaska) had let some corporate vessel run the inside passage of S.E. Alaska with no plans and thousands of gallons of diesel.

I suppose this is getting exactly zero air time in the lower 48? media bias strikes again.

I don't really know how this system works but, hopefully some of my fellow Freepers can post this news in some high exposure places down in the lower 48 or send it to a few talk shows. Our Alaska news is not exactly world class and I've only found a couple print articles on the net. The news is pretty fresh. the conviction came yesterday (the 10th).

Clarion

1 posted on 05/11/2005 3:06:16 AM PDT by Clarion
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To: Clarion

I recall reading about this when the charges were first filed. The Greenies were whining that the law didn't really apply to them, and that they were being persecuted because of politics.


2 posted on 05/11/2005 3:44:38 AM PDT by jimtorr
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To: jimtorr

Yes: They always whine when they get caught in their own trap.


3 posted on 05/11/2005 4:08:03 AM PDT by sgtbono2002
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To: jimtorr

Yeah, the first try was for them to say that the ship (which had their name painted on it) was just a "rental" (contracted for service) so we (Alaska) should charge that company with wrongdoing. Nevermind the fact that they don't have as high a standard for the folks they do business with as they do for "Big Business".

Needless to say... we didn't buy it and charged them directly. The boat and the 70,000 gallons were in their control.


4 posted on 05/11/2005 12:40:43 PM PDT by Clarion (can't think of one just yet...)
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To: sgtbono2002

Have you guys heard any radio or TV coverage on this or is greenpeace going to get the protection of the major media as usual?


5 posted on 05/11/2005 12:42:59 PM PDT by Clarion (can't think of one just yet...)
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To: Clarion
Alaska is conservative; even somewhat more libitarian leaning political landscape. We do have greenies up here though. Most are well educated and quite active. Funny to see people you know chain themselves in protests; but actually the ones I have known have been good community members. Just not the kind of people you'd hunt with or want to walk out of somewhere's with.

You hear about the outside trouble makers.

Natives don't believe anything the govt promises or what white people tell them about environment. Of course they have good reason to; we have an awful track record over the last 100 years. Alot to be said for traditional knowledge that our government tends to ignore exclusively.

The greenies don't control resources up here anyway; price does, always has.

6 posted on 05/12/2005 12:27:14 PM PDT by Eska
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To: Clarion
After seein' some of the women who belong to that group, they should change their name to 'GREENPIECE".
7 posted on 05/12/2005 12:37:58 PM PDT by uglybiker (A woman's most powerful weapon is a guy's imagination.)
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To: uglybiker

>>After seein' some of the women who belong to that group, they should change their name to 'GREENPIECE".<<

Yeah, but I'll bet that in THAT area they are not all that "green."


8 posted on 05/12/2005 12:40:56 PM PDT by RobRoy (Child support and maintenence (alimony) are what we used to call indentured slavery)
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To: Ramius; HairOfTheDog

Heh, this is actually kind of funny.


9 posted on 05/12/2005 12:47:48 PM PDT by ecurbh (I used to be schizophrenic, but we're ok now.)
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To: Clarion

LOL.

Thanks for this news.


10 posted on 05/12/2005 12:55:04 PM PDT by kidd
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To: ecurbh

[snort] Oh! taste the sweet tears of sadness!

:-)


11 posted on 05/12/2005 12:59:06 PM PDT by Ramius
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To: Ramius

But... but those rules were supposed to be for everyone ~else~!

"All animals are created equal, but some animals are more equal than others."


12 posted on 05/12/2005 1:07:30 PM PDT by ecurbh (Got horse milk?)
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To: Clarion
hopefully some of my fellow Freepers can post this news in some high exposure places

You just did that!

13 posted on 05/12/2005 1:09:55 PM PDT by Flyer (I've seen your king come and go here)
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To: Clarion
Why we use original headlines. . .

Jury in Alaska Finds Greenpeace Guilty

14 posted on 05/12/2005 1:14:19 PM PDT by Flyer (I've seen your king come and go here)
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To: Flyer

Thanks for that.

I am still new at navigating the site and the articles stack up at a blinding pace. I couldn't find any articles on fr when I was looking that night.

Still, I thought it would get more play. I'm very dissapointed with the lower 48 coverage. (but, I'm always dissapointed), ha!


15 posted on 05/12/2005 4:21:41 PM PDT by Clarion (Restrict liberty for security?... The only security IS liberty!)
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