{"id":301177,"date":"2024-02-11T14:27:47","date_gmt":"2024-02-11T13:27:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?p=301177"},"modified":"2024-02-11T14:27:49","modified_gmt":"2024-02-11T13:27:49","slug":"green-activists-menace-humanity","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/climatescience.press\/?p=301177","title":{"rendered":"\u201cGreen\u201d Activists Menace Humanity"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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From Watts Up With That?<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

By Vijay Jayaraj<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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A swirl of tomato soup engulfs Van Gogh\u2019s vibrant \u201cSunflowers.\u201d Mashed potatoes mar Monet\u2019s serene \u201cWater Lilies.\u201d Across the globe, priceless artworks endure desecration in the name of climate activism. On a recent weekend, so-called eco-activists threw yellow soup on the \u201cMona Lisa\u201d at Paris\u2019s Louvre Museum. These acts are a vile destruction of beauty in the name of a dangerous world view.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Peaceful protest of injustice is an important aspect of our civilization. Be it the civil rights movement of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. in the U.S. or the freedom movement of India\u2019s Mahatma Gandhi, non-violent demonstrations can communicate important messages. Ongoing farmer protests in Europe are good examples of objections to concerning and overreaching tyrannical policies.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

However, radical elements weaponized by green funding are engaged in anti-humanistic activities that does no good for society. Chosen targets \u2013 irreplaceable cultural treasures \u2013 often bear no relationship to the purportedly environmental cause. Da Vinci\u2019s \u201cMona Lisa, for instance, is a symbol of human ingenuity and artistic expression, not fossil fuel emissions. Vandalizing such works is more akin to cultural terrorism than constructive activism.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Eco-Activists Are a Menace, Even Life-Threatening!<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Environmental protests are not new. Many decades back, Greenpeace co-founder Patrick Moore, along with key founding members of the organization, went on small boats to protest hunting of whales that threatened the species\u2019 existence.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

But gone are the days of meaningful environmental demonstrations. Today, eco-fascists protest consumption of animal meat and even the right to be born. For these self-anointed enforcers of irrationality, off limits \u2013 at least to others \u2013 is the use of cars, aircraft and ethically sourced natural resources. The list goes on.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The worst part: Many seem to care not even if people die from their actions. In 2021, in response to allegations that climate activists were blocking important British highways, Xtinction Rebellion\u2019s founder Roger Hallam unashamedly said, \u201cI would block an ambulance with a dying patient onboard.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Last week, jet-setting Greta Thunberg joined climate activists from the same Xtinction Rebellion to block access to Farnborough Airport in the U.K. Their demand: Stop expansion of the airport and end private jet operations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Throughout the world, environmental non-profits and eco-funded activists seek to stop projects essential in improving the socio-economic conditions of billions of people. In many instances, these disruptions share ideological objectives with green policies perpetrated by international political institutions like the United Nations and World Economic Forum.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In Africa, climate activists wanted to cancel a 895-mile-long pipeline<\/a> from Uganda\u2019s Lake Alberta region, which has a potential to carry 216,000 barrels per day and provide indirect employment for more than 105,000 people.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In India, activists want to end dozens of hydrocarbon projects<\/a> across the country \u2013 initiatives that would directly contribute to the energy independency of a country that relies heavily on imported hydrocarbons.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Poverty undeniably remains a crippling reality for vast swaths of Africa and Asia. Billions still grapple with securing access to clean water, sanitation, non-polluting cooking fuels and reliable electricity. Infrastructure development holds the promise of changing this narrative, injecting much-needed capital, creating jobs and laying the groundwork for future prosperity.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

By disrupting fossil fuel projects, activists contradict their claim of caring for people\u2019s economic future. A thoroughly anti-human philosophy that envisions Earth untouched by people has them blindly adhering to an unscientific theory of a climate emergency.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Vijay Jayaraj is a Research Associate at the\u00a0<\/em>CO2 Coalition<\/em><\/a>, Arlington, Virginia. He holds a master\u2019s degree in environmental sciences from the University of East Anglia, U.K.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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