Friday 27 September 2013

Greenpeace

Given very little press coverage is the fact that the crew of a Greenpeace ship protesting Russian drilling in the arctic have been arrested and charged with piracy. (Ha!)

The issue is not just that the Russians have arrested them (such behaviour and worse has happened before to Greenpeace), nor the lack of press coverage (despite IPCC report today), but the lack of comment or action by our or other governments. And we all know why, because our oil companies are equally keen to exploit that part of the world.

The whole situation is a huge charade and evidence that for all the talk, nothing changes and the energy industry have absolute power.

Fight blackstuff club: The usual, avoid using carbon fuels - and as I am doing, donate to the most non political pro-active brave charity out there.

Update: Much coverage a few weeks after my post. They have all been released now.