GREENPEACE !!! stopping others, but doing nothing

http://www.greenpeace.org/international/about/victories

out of a sick urge, i looked at greenpeace's website. I'd just finished a novel that critisized green supporters.

the premise of the novel is that green supporters have reached a level of power in the united states where they have been democratically elected and are running the country. it is against the law to set your thermostat higher than 55, genetically engineered farming is illegal, all power comes from hydro electric dams, fuel for vehicles is either hydrogen or alcohol. its illegal to cut down a tree. an ice age is moving across the continent, and the government controlled media is warning against increased levels of global warming.

science fiction is not against the law, but its not printed. if your found to have science fiction or "fandom" leanings, you have a good chance of losing your job, or being "re-educated" for not being politically correct.

the only thing in space is the old space station. with a few astronauts hanging on. they skim nitrogen from the upper atmosphere to replace the stuff lost out the seals of their station. the government blames the ice age on the astronauts stealing the insulation of the world.


now, you may be wondering why im going into detail like this. well one of the things the book suggests is that rather than find ways to improve the cleanliness of industry. the greens would rather that it just wasnt done. they are more interested in stopping people from doing things that they consider to be bad for the earth than they are in finding ways to accomplish the same things cleanly.

looking at the greenpeace website, im sort of inclined to agree with the book. their victory section is completely full of accomplishments that stop people from polluting. I didn't see anything like "Greenpeace employed scientist finds way to lubricate engines with vegetable oil"

its not like they care what i say, but it sure would be nice to see a group thats so interested in saving the earth find ways to do that. rather than just do their best to grind civilization to a halt.