Well, as a biologist by training, I noticed that many of Greenpeace
efforts were ecologically myopic. I could rarely support their "in your
face" actions and found many causes frivolous. Some of their causes have
a high "feel good" factor but tend to be low on critical thinking. At
the same time that does not mean I support wholesale whale hunting.

I have to be careful about throwing stones at Greenpeace as I could be
described as an international butterfly activist. I have been known to
exercise civil disobedience and even raise a Monarch Butterfly in
Ontario on occasion. Some the criticisms I level at Greenpeace could be
leveled at me by those with a different point of view. But that is a
story to be told over a beer, after an IPC meeting some time.

Paul Reid

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From: TechNet [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Brian Ellis
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Subject: Re: [TN] Environmentally friendly electronics training course

I, too, was surprised by Greenpeace. You do realise that this
organisation was one of the movers and shakers for lead-free, do you? I
have never supported any ecopolitical movement or lobbyist, but that may
be because I'm an environmentalist and I try to think things through
rather than condemn something because it has a dirty word associated
with it. I would say that charity begins at home: put it in a savings
account for an environmentally-friendly vehicle. THAT would do more good
than Greenpeace.

Brian

John Burke wrote:
> The nice folks down at University of Santa Cruz finally persuaded me 
> to run a one day workshop on environmentally friendly electronics; how

> to build it, and the legislation surrounding it.
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> The course is called "Designing and Building Environmentally Sound 
> Electronics".
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> They are paying me for running it - I am donating these dollars to 
> Greenpeace.
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> If you or any colleagues would be interested in taking a look here is 
> the
> link:
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> http://tinyurl.com/347t4g
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> John Burke
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> (408) 515 4992
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