Greenpeace not a charity in NZ - by Richard... Tuesday, May 10, 2011

Greenpeace not a charity in NZ - by Richard... Tuesday, May 10, 2011

The good news is on WUWT, with the story amplified here. The latest is that Greenpeace are saying they will appeal the decision to remove them from the charities register. And with this going down in NZ, Anthony Watts asks: "can the rest of the world be far behind?"

The answer, of course, is "yes". The British (and the international media in general) has so far ignored the news and, most likely, will continue to do so. Therefore, it will become a non-event, and Greenpeace will be able to contain the damage.

The fact that these eco-NGOs are given charitable status is an ongoing scandal, especially with the likes of WWF, which is just one vast, money-making enterprise. But then, with our Charities Commission, we can expect no intervention of any note.

Holding the line - by Richard...

As the head of steam builds up for shale gas and other unconventional hydrocarbons, it was inevitable that there should be a backlash. It was also a foregone conclusion that the BBC should be the cheerleader.

The shale gas revolution promises an endless supply of cheap and readily accessible gas, banishing for the foreseeable future and beyond, any idea of energy shortages. And this is the last thing the greenies want. For them it would be a disaster, robbing their socialist, Stone Age agenda of much of its force.

We can expect, therefore, with growing intensity, the greenies to marshal their forces and seek every possible means to block the exploitation of alternative hydrocarbons. If they let these through, they are finished as a coherent force. Undoubtedly, though, this means they really are finished. Even our idiot politicians cannot hold the line forever.

Eurocrats lie – shock! - by Richard...

How do you know when politicians are lying? When they open their mouths ... simples. But of course, it isn't always the case. Sometime the truth slips out by accident, as the Wall Street Journaldiscovers, recording that Jean Claude Juncker (pictured), the PM of Luxembourg, and the head of the Eurogroup council of eurozone finance ministers, admits openly to having lied to the media.

This is about that emergency meeting last Friday, revealed by Spiegel online, about the fate of Greece, and whether it was going to pull out of the euro. The story is explored further inZerohedge, noting that Juncker claims the lie – which centres on the denial that the meeting was being held - was justified because of fears of a market collapse. "When it becomes serious, you have to lie," he says.

Says Zerohedge, at this point Europe no longer even attempts to hide that everything is one big lie and that should the truth emerge the market will crash more than ever in history. It then reflects, "and why would the US be any different? It wouldn't which is why we can now safely say that pretty much any information coming out from the government and its proxies that has a stock market impact is false until proven true".

That, in fact, is the new paradigm – one with which the MSM still have not caught up. The babies of the media still work on the basis that governments are fundamentally trustworthy, and should be believed. And, of course, this not only applies to financial information. Can I sell you a ring-side seat to the OBL show? Next performance on ...