We got this one wrong, no doubt about it. I’m holding up my hands on behalf of the organisation and saying sorry for that. Peaceful action is at the very core of what we do, so any language that even comes close to suggesting that’s not the case is something we cannot support.
Looks like someone finally realized that while Mr. Greenwar was busy talking out his ass, we spurious debate fuelers actually do believe in owning ammo.
Update: Too late. The Guardian picks up where the blogosphere left off…
This isn’t that surprising as “Gene from Greenpeace India” turns out to be Gene Hashmi, the communications director at Greenpeace India. A visit to his Twitter page reveals that he is someone who likes to play it fast and loose with his phrasings – not always an admirable trait for a communications director.
For example, here’s a tweet he posted on 9 March after a period of inactivity on his Twitter account:“I haven’t said anything in 7 months, so why are all 32 of you mofos following me? Just so you know, I’m carrying a knife.”
“I dunno, I’m kinda liking this “Gene” dude the more I get to know him. Can we at least get him on OUR side?” Posted by: Kathy Shaidle at April 7, 2010 9:56 AM
Well, you never know. After all, Diane Francis defected to THEIR side….
Oh, sure, your Eco-Nazi talks tough, but when it comes right down to it they’ve got no stomach for a real fight. Buncha whining cry-babys.
“Oh, sure, your Eco-Nazi talks tough, but when it comes right down to it they’ve got no stomach for a real fight. Buncha whining cry-babys.”
Nope. They are being cagey with their message and can now claim plausible deniability if things get “hot” on the warmist war front. These guys are slick.
It doesn’t look good when one of their “made man” dudes shoots arrows at a Japanese whaler and we catch it on video, it takes away from their “peaceful” intentions, so what better way to heat things up by publicly ranting that things aren’t going their way on the “peaceful intentions front” by feeding an idea to people with fewer scruples than themselves, to do “the hit”.
I find it odd that the little missy was stumping for how peaceful and all tolerant of diversity the greenpeacers are, no violence intended to any and all who posted their take on this man’s rant.
Yeah, right sweetie. “Peace” brother and sister. “V”
Hate messages, issuing threats. Kinsella and Warman will be on this pronto.
Sounds like another juxtaposition for you Kate.
Greenpeace: Anyone who knows Gene knows he’s an entirely peaceful guy.
Gene Hashimi: Just so you know, I’m carrying a knife.
Well after re-reading this statement…
If you’re one of those who have spent their lives undermining progressive climate legislation, bankrolling junk science, fuelling spurious debates around false solutions and cattle-prodding democratically-elected governments into submission
I’m not too sure who he was aiming his rhetoric at.
Old King Coal: In Praise of Old King Coal Miners.
“The people who run the coal companies are not faceless government bureaucrats, as they were in the Britain of my youth. They are coal people themselves, with nothing but admiration and the deepest respect for the men and women who work for them.”
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“God Bless The People Of Coal Country
I was raised among British coal folk. My grandfather was a coal miner who hacked at the coal seam with a pickaxe for much of his life. I went to school in Newcastle-upon-Tyne, which inspired the famous phrase “coals to Newcastle.” In my youth, the rivers ran black with coal dust.
Today I work mostly in the energy arena, and have grown to know the people of America’s coal country. They are not very different from the people I knew growing up, with one exception:
The people who run the coal companies are not faceless government bureaucrats, as they were in the Britain of my youth. They are coal people themselves, with nothing but admiration and the deepest respect for the men and women who work for them.
Indeed, as my colleague Chris Horner has pointed out:
“Speak with any coal executive and he will in short order bring your attention to his company’s work force as the lifeblood that keeps his business, industry, and nation afloat — as heroes, who deserve our respect and admiration. I have never encountered similar initiative and passion with any other industry, and my experience tells me the homage is more than deserved.”
Coal mining is a difficult job, just as it was in my grandfather’s time. The conditions are harsh and danger is ever present, which is why the wages for coal miners are often the best-paying jobs in many regions. Because of the remoteness of many mines, coal mining is central to most mining communities, rather than just one industry among many. Close the mines abruptly and those communities die.
(Excerpt) Read more at investors.com”
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