This is either a disingenious falsehood or reflects on the local branch of Greenpeace familiar to you. In Germany, Greenpeace forms a part of a quite active movement against coal, especially the open-cast mines west of the Ruhr area. *Lunatic*, n. One whose delusions are out of fashion.
! Sums up how I feel about NNadir's reply to my request. Don't fight forces, use them R. Buckminster Fuller.
Greenpeace opposes coal in the same way people oppose toy stores by suggesting that only Santa Claus should deliver Christmas gifts. It is reasonable to ask whether or not perpetuation of the Christmas traditions and appeals to "Santa Claus" has a negative or positive impact on the number of toy stores on the planet. Banning toy stores will, in fact, have an outcome on the possibility of fulfilling children's Christmas wishes. (Whether Christmas itself is or is not a good thing is another question entirely.)
Greenpeace does not oppose coal by any means other than saying it opposes coal. It, in fact, has no strategy for replacing fossil fuels other than to issue regular platitudes. I can say lots of things, but I will be judged on my actions.
The peculiar result of Greenpeace campaigns has been to encourage the increased burning of fossil fuels. As you have pointed out elsewhere, Germany is on track to cut back nuclear power while expanding coal-fired power. BTW, I doubt if this scheme is going work in the long run.
Other European countries are having second thoughts about Green-party inspired plans to scrap their nuclear plants.
Please keep posting here, NNadir.
