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To: Brian Sullivan who wrote (61900)	12/11/2014 11:58:31 AM
From: Brumar89	Respond to of 86354

Greenpeace's spoiled brat greenies used an awful lot of fossil fuels to fly to Peru and get to that high altitude site and deface it. ............ Peruvians are livid over this stunt ( video here), and Greenpeace is “sorry” Greenpeace later said it apologised “without reservation” for the offence it has caused and said it was “deeply sorry”. A spokesman said: “We fully understand that this looks bad. Rather than relay an urgent message of hope and possibility to the leaders gathering at the Lima UN climate talks, we came across as careless and crass.” Uh huh. Peru is looking to stop Greenpeace members involved from flying out of the country (wait, fossil fuels?), and they could face up to 8 years in jail. [ Oh, I hope so. ] Oh, and (Greenpeace) said that Kumi Naidoo, the International Executive Directort of Greenpeace, would fly to Lima to personally apologise for the offence caused. So, Greenpeace is super worried about the environment and the use of fossil fuels, therefore Naidoo will personally take a fossil fueled flight to Lima to apologize for the reckless actions of Greenpeace? http://rightwingnews.com/climate-change/greenpeace-pulls-spreading-awareness-stunt-faces-criminal-charges-peru/

To: Brian Sullivan who wrote (61900)	12/11/2014 11:59:53 AM
From: Alastair McIntosh	1 Recommendation Recommended By russet Respond to of 86354

Peru officials expressed dismay after Greenpeace environmental activists trod on the ancient geoglyphs of Nazca in Peru, Lets hope the Peruvian gov't follows through with criminal charges. The Peruvian government is planning to file criminal charges against Greenpeace activists who may have permanently scarred the Nazca Lines World Heritage Site during a publicity stunt. As The Guardian reports, the Nazca lines "are huge figures depicting living creatures, stylized plants and imaginary figures scratched on the surface of the ground between 1,500 and 2,000 years ago." The figures, which can only be seen from the air, are believed to have had ritual functions related to astronomy. The ground around the site is so sensitive and so sacred that Peru has even forbidden presidents and top officials to walk where the Greenpeace activists went. Peru's Deputy Culture Minister told the BBC: "You walk there, and the footprint is going to last hundreds or thousands of years." Tourists generally get to see the site from the air, or, on rare occasions, are equipped with special foot gear. "They are absolutely fragile. They are black rocks on a white background. You walk there and the footprint is going to last hundreds or thousands of years," said the minister. "And the line that they have destroyed is the most visible and most recognized of all."Several Greenpeace activists entered into the prohibited area beside the figure of a hummingbird where they laid big yellow cloth letters reading: "Time for Change! The Future is Renewable." They were also sure to leave a signature. The message was intended for delegates from 190 countries at the UN climate talks being held in Lima. Peru is planning to file criminal charges against the activists before they leave the country. Yesterday, Greenpeace apologized for the stunt, saying it was sorry if the protest at the historical site on Monday caused an "moral offense" to the Peruvian people. The environmental activist group said it would collaborate with the government to determine if any damage was done to the site, and that it would stop using photos of the protest in its campaigns. Greenpeace is also sending its Executive Director Kumi Naidoo to Lima to apologize in person to the Peruvian government. io9.com