David @ Tokyo

During some web surfing today I discovered that Greepeace co-founder Dr. Patrick Moore is today opposed to the movement which he played a large role in kick starting. Here he is commenting on what he believes is wrong with much of today’s environmental movement (in reference to Greenpeace and the like).

“The movement has been hijacked by people who prefer rhetoric to fact and refuse to evolve beyond confrontation. As the first wave of activists in the early 1970s, we struggled to make people realize the harm that was being done to this planet—and yes, we relied on confrontational tactics. But, after more than 15 years of yelling as loud as we could, an interesting thing happened. People started to listen. Governments started to listen. Environmental protection became a fundamental part of our laws and regulations. Public participation and inclusiveness became the norm. And yet, I see environmental groups today becoming increasingly extreme, promoting arguments that have less to do with the environment than their own political agendas. This is not the way to achieve environmental progress.”

Here is his speech Environmentalism for the 21st Century