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To: Ilaine who wrote (94274)	1/8/2005 12:05:31 PM
From: aladin	Respond to of 793759

CB, Its called covering your ass - the enviro wacko's look stupid. -> Junk Science Report Environmentalists Dispute Quotes Last week's column cited quotes from the British branches of two environmental groups, Greenpeace (search) and Friends of the Earth (search), blaming the Indian Ocean tsunami on global warming. I pulled these quotes from interviews group spokesmen gave to the British newspaper, The Independent. Both groups have disputed the quotes. In a letter to the Independent, a version that was also sent to FOXNews.com, Stephen Tindale, executive director of Greenpeace UK, and Tony Juniper, executive director of Friends of the Earth in London, wrote: "Sir: On 23 December — before the earthquake and tsunami — we were asked by The Independent to comment on the dramatic increase in insurance claims resulting from hurricanes, droughts, floods and other early impacts of climate change. Our quotes appeared in an article on 27 December, as part of your coverage of the tsunami. For the record, we would like to make absolutely clear that earthquakes are not a result of climate change and we have never sought to make any link." However, it still seems that environmentalists are seeking to exploit the tragedy. For example, a similar quote from the Indonesian spokesperson for Friends of the Earth has not been disputed. And let's not forget that Greenpeace is not exactly innocent of trying to link tsunami-like disasters with global warming in the minds of the general public. All you need do is visit Greenpeace's own Web site promoting the global-warming disaster movie "The Day After Tomorrow," which features a photo of a giant wave hitting an urban area with the doctored caption, "The Day is Today: What Will You Do?"

To: Ilaine who wrote (94274)	1/17/2005 6:21:25 PM
From: TimF	Respond to of 793759

From your link - info-pollution.com "For example, one story in wide circulation claims some poor rancher was fined $4000 for shooting a Grizzly bear in self defense. In fact, he merely had a sheep killed by the bear, was compensated for it, promised compensation for future losses, offered free electric fencing at public expense, and warned not to shoot the bear. Then when he went and shot it anyway, he was fined" britell.com I don't believe that is a complete and accurate telling of the story. The determination of the case was that it was not in self defence not because the bear was not threatening but because the shooter could have made a bigger effort to avoid the bear. I suppose since he knew the bear was huntin sheep he is supposed to have avoided being around his sheep. He was initally fined $7000, but it was later reduced to $4000.