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Tao
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Classic Greenpeace Idiocy
#4878791 - 11/01/05 08:46 AM (18 years, 3 months ago) |
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Greenpeace fined for reef damage
Environmental group Greenpeace has been fined almost $7,000 (?4,000) for damaging a coral reef at a World Heritage site in the Philippines.
Their flagship Rainbow Warrior II ran aground at Tubbataha Reef Marine Park, in the Sula Sea, 650km (400 miles) south-east of Manila.
Park officials said almost 100 sq m (1,076 sq ft) of reef had been damaged.
Greenpeace agreed to pay the fine, but blamed the accident on outdated maps provided by the Philippines government.
"The chart indicated we were a mile and a half" from the coral reef when the ship ran around, regional Greenpeace official Red Constantino told AFP news agency.
"This accident could have been avoided if the chart was accurate," he said, adding, however, that Greenpeace felt "responsible" for the damage. ... http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/4395572.stm
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Re: Classic Greenpeace Idiocy [Re: Tao]
#4878917 - 11/01/05 09:38 AM (18 years, 3 months ago) |
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could be a good South Park episode.
We saved the reef before we destroyed it.
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Re: Classic Greenpeace Idiocy [Re: Tao]
#4878918 - 11/01/05 09:38 AM (18 years, 3 months ago) |
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I guess that mission was a net loss...
dumbasses.
are they trying to imply that the coral reef had extended out to see 1 mile since the last time the map was updated?
le derrrrrrr
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Re: Classic Greenpeace Idiocy [Re: afoaf]
#4878936 - 11/01/05 09:44 AM (18 years, 3 months ago) |
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Nah, I think they are trying to claim that the chart (map) they had was simply incorrect. Guess the captain wasn't paying any attention to the depth finder or marker buoys. Living in the caribbean, I do a lot of sailing, and every shallow I have ever seen has been marked... and yes, boats still manage to hit them. Sounds to me like they are simply trying to spin the blame to somebody else rather than taking responsibility for screwing up... typical (of people in general).
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Re: Classic Greenpeace Idiocy [Re: Tao]
#4879013 - 11/01/05 10:12 AM (18 years, 3 months ago) |
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Classic Greenpeace Idiocy
What other "idiocy" do you think Greenpeace do? Is trying to save the environment idiotic?
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Re: Classic Greenpeace Idiocy [Re: Alex213]
#4879042 - 11/01/05 10:19 AM (18 years, 3 months ago) |
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Alex213 said: Classic Greenpeace Idiocy
What other "idiocy" do you think Greenpeace do? Is trying to save the environment idiotic?
No, but Greenpeace is.
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Re: Classic Greenpeace Idiocy [Re: Tao]
#4879066 - 11/01/05 10:25 AM (18 years, 3 months ago) |
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Tao
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Re: Classic Greenpeace Idiocy [Re: Alex213]
#4879079 - 11/01/05 10:29 AM (18 years, 3 months ago) |
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My experience with Greenpeace has been that their heart is usually in the right place, but they're not the most informed people with sound policies. Too gung-ho.
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Re: Classic Greenpeace Idiocy [Re: Tao]
#4879201 - 11/01/05 10:56 AM (18 years, 3 months ago) |
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are you implying that playing chicken with an oil tanker in a zodiac isn't smart?
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Re: Classic Greenpeace Idiocy [Re: Tao]
#4879406 - 11/01/05 11:56 AM (18 years, 3 months ago) |
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Tao said: My experience with Greenpeace has been that their heart is usually in the right place, but they're not the most informed people with sound policies. Too gung-ho.
Indeed. Serious environmentalists would do better to look into the Sierra Club.
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Re: Classic Greenpeace Idiocy [Re: Silversoul]
#4879549 - 11/01/05 12:36 PM (18 years, 3 months ago) |
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yeah, they make awesome video games too!
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Re: Classic Greenpeace Idiocy [Re: lonestar2004]
#4879672 - 11/01/05 01:15 PM (18 years, 3 months ago) |
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lonestar2004 said: could be a good South Park episode.
We saved the reef before we destroyed it.
ROFL, i hope Parker and Stone see this news report. That could make an amazing episode, not just about greenpeace but all those groups which try to help and end up hurting their own cause.
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Re: Classic Greenpeace Idiocy [Re: Tao]
#4879796 - 11/01/05 01:48 PM (18 years, 3 months ago) |
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Tao said: Rainbow Warrior II
That sounds like a gay porno movie.
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Re: Classic Greenpeace Idiocy [Re: RandalFlagg]
#4882544 - 11/02/05 04:16 AM (18 years, 3 months ago) |
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> Rainbow Warrior II
I don't know about you folks, but I always listen to the guy that drives around in his SUV telling people with SUVs how bad they are for the environment.
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Re: Classic Greenpeace Idiocy [Re: lonestar2004]
#4882587 - 11/02/05 05:44 AM (18 years, 3 months ago) |
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lonestar2004 said: could be a good South Park episode.
We saved the reef before we destroyed it.
hehehe
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