Greenpeace had no trouble with confrontation — hell, we’d made it an art form — but we had difficulty cooperating and making compromises. We were great at telling people what they should stop doing, but almost useless at helping people figure out what they should be doing instead.
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Greenpeace hypocrisy over green energy
Greenpeace acknowledged the protest is illegal and dangerous, but said it does not believe the sign damaged the solid granite structure. (archive)
Greenpeace activism is based upon the simplification of complex political issues into epic battles between good and evil.
These radical activists receive tens of millions in government grants for so-called environmental protection. But in reality, this money goes towards ambitious campaigns in the developed world that are designed to pile guilt on companies, consumers and public officials for sourcing, purchasing and supporting commodities from the developing world.
the Internal Revenue Service found nine deficiencies in the management and practices of Greenpeace USA and warned that “Failure to ensure appropriateness of grant and gift funds could jeopardize the exempt status of {Greenpeace} fund.”
I spotted this story in The Independent this morning about ‘Earth Lunch Hour’ and I have to say I’m amazed that this type of green wash story still has legs. Not that I’m against any idea that helps the environment, but a PR initiative from global electronics giant Panasonic encouraging people to ‘do a little bit’ for the environment in their lunch hour is nothing short of patronising and hypocritical.
Most multi-national corporations intrinsically operate in a way that is not friendly to the environment - it’s the nature of profit-making and capitalism to consume. So from a PR perspective, I can understand the need for a CSR programme to go some way to mitigating the impact this has on the environment. But the Greenpeace Guide to Greener Electronics which ranks the top 18 electronics companies currently has Panasonic languishing in 10th place, suggesting it still has some work to do before it can inject any credibility into its environmental campaigns.
Use the money contributed by the public towards real conservation
programmes instead of making feeble attempts at running negative campaigns
that mislead the public.Gunakan uang yang diberikan publik kepada program konservasi nyata, alih-alih untuk melakukan kampanye negatif yang menyesatkan publik.
Tan Sri Bernard Dompok, Malaysian Plantation Industries and Commodities Minister, on NGO baseless anti-palm claim
