Fiasco may prove fatal for Greenpeace
Greenpeace Hamburg | 26.10.2002 11:57
The recent unsuccessful campaign in Holland against Esso/Exxon causes anger among grassroots and even worse things may lay ahead.
Greenpeace has often been accused of applying totalitarian methods regarding it´s own organisation and actions. After the Esso/Exxon fiasco and new information connected to it that we recently have come across, it seems more urgent to have a broad discussion over this issue than ever before.
The local Greenpeace groups were informed by the Greenpeace leadership that it had access to documents PROVING that Exxon played a major part in the US unilateral withdrawal from the Kyoto protocol.
This sooner proved to be an evident lie. No such document is in the possession of Greenpeace.
The anger is now spreading across grassroots in the entire organisation, especially in the northern european countries.
Sad and disappointed that the recent Exxon/Esso campaign got almost no attention, we are even more disappointed that the leaders of Greenpeace do not hesitate to lead it´s own members astray.
This scandal is reminiscent of the whale hoax earlier produced by Greenpeace. It was later revealed to us that the whales are not a threatened spieces, but a VERY suitable tool for fund raising!
What is even more important concerning the whole matter is that Greenpeace´s existence is not only threatened by the discontent of it´s own members. Exxon is now preparing legal action against Greenpeace. If Greenpeace will be found guilty, the organisation will be liable to pay huge damages. This will probably cause the bankruptcy of Greenpeace. Private businesses are protected by laws against such a development, but an organisation like Greenpeace is not!
The local Greenpeace groups were informed by the Greenpeace leadership that it had access to documents PROVING that Exxon played a major part in the US unilateral withdrawal from the Kyoto protocol.
This sooner proved to be an evident lie. No such document is in the possession of Greenpeace.
The anger is now spreading across grassroots in the entire organisation, especially in the northern european countries.
Sad and disappointed that the recent Exxon/Esso campaign got almost no attention, we are even more disappointed that the leaders of Greenpeace do not hesitate to lead it´s own members astray.
This scandal is reminiscent of the whale hoax earlier produced by Greenpeace. It was later revealed to us that the whales are not a threatened spieces, but a VERY suitable tool for fund raising!
What is even more important concerning the whole matter is that Greenpeace´s existence is not only threatened by the discontent of it´s own members. Exxon is now preparing legal action against Greenpeace. If Greenpeace will be found guilty, the organisation will be liable to pay huge damages. This will probably cause the bankruptcy of Greenpeace. Private businesses are protected by laws against such a development, but an organisation like Greenpeace is not!
Greenpeace Hamburg
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