” … these people are willing to take the heavy consequences of standing up for their right to a clean, safe environment. Perhaps their bravery and dedication to the welfare of our future generations should be applauded rather than shouted down … ”

I, for one, am grateful for their courage and commitment.

eredwen

BluePeter, why do you wish the activists do be denied of power? The action on Australia’s dirtiest coal-fired power station stopped it from emitting greenhouse pollution for 6 hours, but it didn’t interrupt the electricity supply, since there is a surplus in the grid. Furthermore, the point of this action was to highlght the fact that old, dirty power stations like Eraring can be responsibly phased out in a transition to a clean, renewable energy supply. Unfortunately, many people are still in the dark about the fact that renewable energy can do the job and that we don’t need to burn carbon emissions to power our homes and industries.

Mr Dennis, your comment implies that you believe that Greenpeace activists who break the law are not sent “straight off to a police cell”, but this is of course untrue. The point here is that these people are willing to take the heavy consequences of standing up for their right to a clean, safe environment. Perhaps their bravery and dedication to the welfare of our future generations should be applauded rather than shouted down simply because it will incur heavy legal penalties for the people involved?

BluePeter, why would you wish the activists to find themsleves without power? The action at the dirtiest power station in Australia stopped greenhouse pollution from entering the atmosphere for 6 hours, but it didn’t interrupt the electricity supply beacuse there is surplus capacity in the grid. Furthermore, the point of the action was to draw attention to the fact that power stations like Eraring can be responsibly phased out and replaced with renewable electricity generation and still provide Australia’s energy needs. The problem is that many people are still in the dark about the fact that renewables can do the job and we don’t need to produce carbon emissions to power our homes and industries.

Mr. Dennis, your comment implies that you think that Greenpeace activists who break the law are not sent “straight off to a jail cell”, but of course this is not true. The point is that these people are prepared to take the heavy consequences of making their voices heard and standing up for their right to a safe future. Perhaps such dedication to the welfare of our future generations should be applauded instead of shouted down simply because it involves breaking the law?

Greenpeace does not equal Green party,

any more than

Business Roundtable equals ACT party.

BTW, I don’t notice Frog expressing any opinion about the Greenpeace video or the actions he links to. Unless you are implying he is guilty simply by association….