Today newspapers are celebrating Greenpeace’s 50th birthday, saying they changed history.
I suppose they were referring to the Nazca lines they ruined, effectively removing a piece of history.
But let’s fair: they have a history of successes, so I’m going to list a few. 1/
I suppose they were referring to the Nazca lines they ruined, effectively removing a piece of history.
But let’s fair: they have a history of successes, so I’m going to list a few. 1/
In 1995 they lied about the BRENT Spar Oil platform, claiming it was full of oil and forcing Shell to dismantle it on earth (a polluting process) rather than on sea (less polluting). When the platform was dismantled, the oil wasn’t there.
It was just a prank, bro.
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It was just a prank, bro.
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In 2013 they declared air traffic growth a major problem in fighting global warming. Soon after it was discovered their director was commuting by airplane to go to office.
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They campaigned to close the last DDT factory in India during a malaria outbreak, successfully saving millions of mosquitoes. At the cost of 20 millions of children lives, according to Robert Gwatz (National Institute of Health).
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In an effort to fight global warming by reducing human population, they actively fight against Golden Rice, a GMO that could save up to 700.000 lives/year from vitamin A deficiency.
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In 2010 they opposed a drilling project in Greenland sending their ship there. Then they started lecturing local natives about Inuit culture being wrong because of whale and seal meat consumption. Eventually Inuit welcomed the drilling company to get rid of them.
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In 2014 it was discovered they were betting on the currency exchange market and they lost 3,8 million dollars. Which, I presume, came from their donors.
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They campaigned against Resolute by calling them “forest destroyers”. Once sued, they stated their claims are “hyperbolic and subjective, aimed at attracting attentions, they don’t have to represent scientific truth”.
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According to a leak by the Indian Bureau of Investigation, their anti-development anti-technology campaigns are costing India 2-3 points of GDP growth per year.
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They oppose nuclear power and successfully lobbied for the nuclear shutdown in Germany, causing an additional 1100 premature deaths/year. At the same time, they lended their logo to a company that sells fossil gas, effectively greenwashing for Gazprom and others.
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Finally, they regularly lie and spread misinformation and fear over nuclear power, even claiming fusion will produce the same radioactive waste as fission does. Their reckless opposition to nuclear actively helps global warming.
Happy birthday, fuckers. /END
Happy birthday, fuckers. /END
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