He Told You So

I have long believed that the environmental movement reflects the anti-capitalist, anti-industrial agenda of the left.

Don't take my word for it. Patrick Moore, one of the founding members of Greenpeace, confirms this. Quoting from a recent column he wrote:

"To a considerable extent the environmental movement was hijacked by political and social activists who learned to use green language to cloak agendas that had more to do with anti-capitalism and anti-globalization than with science or ecology. I remember visiting our Toronto office in 1985 and being surprised at how many of the new recruits were sporting army fatigues and rebel berets in support of the Sandinistas."

So the next time the environmental movement expounds its views, recognize that it often reflects an agenda far different from "clean water and air".