Posted on 07/09/2009 8:27:55 AM PDT by housemouse 1
Greenpeace Livestreams the Action Greenpeace activists were arrested Wednesday for scaling Mount Rushmore and hanging a banner next to the carved face of Abraham Lincoln urging President Barack Obama to get tough on climate change. A video posted on the environmental group's website showed the massive banner hanging on the South Dakota mountain face. Its message -- "America honors leaders not politicians: Stop Global Warming" and an unfinished portrait of Obama -- was barely visible as it was whipped by wind. "Doing what it takes to solve global warming demands real political courage," Greenpeace USA deputy campaigns director Carroll Muffett said in a statement. "If President Obama intends to earn a place among this country's true leaders, he needs to show that courage, and base his actions on the scientific reality rather than political convenience." The protest comes as Obama meets with other G8 leaders in Italy. G8 leaders agreed to bear the brunt of steep global cuts in greenhouse gas emissions, saying developed countries should reduce their pollution by 80 percent by 2050, a summit declaration said. Greenpeace said the 11 climbers "took special care not to damage the monument, using existing anchors placed by the National Park Service for periodic cleaning." Park officials said they were still investigating whether the iconic monument -- a restricted area which is closely monitored -- suffered damage. "Early this morning visitors saw these individuals on the mountain," said Amy Bracewell, a spokeswoman for the National Park Service. "They got up next to Abraham Lincoln and unfurled the large banner," she told AFP. "As soon as our people were mobilized we took down the banner and apprehended them and got them safely down the mountain."
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Tell that to Al Bore
Hey Greenpiece, tell me one place on earth where the average temperature has increased since 1999? You can’t name one, because the temperature has dropped.
thanks
” Obama...get tough on climate change...”
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Yeah come on Ivy League attorney-file a brief against a single lightining bolt, or easier still for your unaccomplished, affirmative action ass, try to slow down a gentle summer rain shower.
lol.......
I suppose it would be morally wrong, not just illegal, to THROW THEM OFF.
It's a wonder they didn't blow up part of one of the presidential noses while they were at it to make the carving look like Michael Jackson.
Leni
Push them off.
Burn the banner and put its carbon into the atmosphere.
Their punishment should be taking down the banner without using safety harnesses.
Nothing “traditional” has any value to any leftist.
That’s just part of their worldview.
Last time I visited Mt. Rushmore, it was showcasing the faces of great Presidents, not A$$holes. Greenpeace is a disgrace, and a perfect fit for NOBAMA.
We are going to be there in 3 weeks, Very glad that this didn’t happen when I was there, talk about being pissed..
You want to protest, great, but don’t do it at a National Monument, dweebs..
They had one of their clowns on WRKO this morning. He claimed that the US Navy has a terrible record on Nuclear Power when a caller brought it up. The Navy has an unblemished record. He said to read about how many sick Vets from the Navy there are. I have found nothing!
Most National Park Service employees I have met are poster children for the earth-first eco-nuts and probably members of
Greenpeace to begin with.
Why hasn’t RICO been used to go after greenpeace and other leftest terrorist organizations?
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