[Black Agnes]

Yup, I've come to the same sad conclusion as well...Major funding for our ecowackos comes from the Saudis and others I'm afraid. Who else stands to gain if we do NOT develop our own oil reserves? (not to mention the foreign oil companies like Occidental Petroleum...mebbe this is why algore doesn't want anwr drilled? Occidental doesn't have any of the oil leases up there...

[Grampa Dave]

Agnes what you just posted needs to be repeated and repeated:

Yup, I've come to the same sad conclusion as well...Major funding for our ecowackos comes from the Saudis and others I'm afraid. Who else stands to gain if we do NOT develop our own oil reserves? (not to mention the foreign oil companies like Occidental Petroleum...mebbe this is why algore doesn't want anwr drilled? Occidental doesn't have any of the oil leases up there...

[Smokin' Joe]

Seems I recall the original funding for many of these groups came from the USSR in the '70s, looking to cripple West Bloc industry from within.

At the time, there were many valid issues, most of which have been addressed.

These are the leftovers, rebels without a cause that are revealing their East-Bloc variety of knee jerk socialism through the now threadbare veil of ecological concern.

The terrorist potential of such groups is real. (Look at the Unabomber, who carried out a premeditated campaign of serial murder and maiming over years.)

With the upcoming Global Summit in Johanesburg, and the ridiculous Global Poll on the environment at http://www.netpulseglobalpoll.com , this is a timely post, indeed.