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Greenpeace Campaigns 'Contrary To True Sustainability' PDF Print E-mail
Written by NucNet   
Monday, 26 May 2008
26 May (NucNet): Greenpeace co-founder Patrick Moore has again spoken out against the organisation and other groups which he said "deliver an activist agenda that is not in line with science or sustainability".

"Greenpeace is opposed to the use of hydropower, nuclear energy, widely-accepted sustainable forestry standards and vinyl products, to name but a few of the things," said Mr Moore, now chair and chief scientist at consulting firm Greenspirit Strategies Ltd.

He told members of the US National Association of Home Builders at their National Green Building Conference in New Orleans: "Ironically, many of the positions that Greenpeace and other activist organisations advocate run contrary to a sound green building approach and will likely do more harm than good.

"How ironic since nuclear and hydro are among the most sustainable of energy sources while wood and vinyl are among the most sustainable of building materials," he said during the four-day conference which ended on 13 May 2008.

"There are over six billion people on this planet, all of whom need food, energy, shelter and materials. By initiating campaigns against nuclear and hydropower, wood and vinyl, the Greenpeace agenda would have us deny people basic needs, and that runs completely contrary to true sustainability."

- by John Shepherd

Related reports in the NucNet database (available to subscribers)

Greenpeace Co-Founder Moore Joins New Nuclear-Friendly Initiative (Feature No. 4, 19 April 2006)

Environmentalists Told To 'Play Fair' When Discussing Nuclear (News in Brief No. 5, 19 May 2006)

Only Obstacle To Nuclear Is 'Wrongheaded Opposition' (World Nuclear Review No. 7, 16 February 2007)

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