{"id":327112,"date":"2017-09-21T18:11:40","date_gmt":"2017-09-21T17:11:40","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/rinf.com\/alt-news\/newswire\/greenpeace-has-its-crusade-to-save-the-world-descended-into-hypocrisy-misinformation\/"},"modified":"2017-09-21T18:11:40","modified_gmt":"2017-09-21T17:11:40","slug":"greenpeace-has-its-crusade-to-save-the-world-descended-into-hypocrisy-misinformation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/rinf.com\/alt-news\/newswire\/greenpeace-has-its-crusade-to-save-the-world-descended-into-hypocrisy-misinformation\/","title":{"rendered":"Greenpeace: Has its crusade to save the world descended into hypocrisy & misinformation?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Greenpeace activists have seized a cargo ship at Sheerness Port, Kent, to stop thousands of Volkswagen diesel cars from entering the UK. Just the latest stunt in a series spanning decades, but is the environmentalist NGO only doing good?<\/p>\n

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The global non-profit, which claims to \u201cdefend the natural world and promote peace\u201d,<\/em> is renowned for its direct action stunts, often overstepping the line of legality, earning it a great deal of influence in environmental policymaking.<\/p>\n

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But the group has come under scrutiny in recent years for what some have deemed \u201cfoolish\u201d<\/em> demands, misinformation and hypocrisy.<\/p>\n

COUNTERPRODUCTIVE<\/strong><\/h3>\n

In fact, some of its positions, such as those on genetically modified (GM) crops and nuclear energy, have been defined as \u201ccounterproductive.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n

Global Warming Policy Foundation (GWPF) Director Benny Peiser, told RT some of Greenpeace\u2019s policy-positions risk \u201cundermining the whole climate change campaign\u201d<\/em> as well as people\u2019s wellbeing.<\/p>\n

His claims echo those of 107 Nobel laureates who wrote a letter to Greenpeace last year urging it to stop its campaign against GM crops, as they are as safe, if not safer, as those derived from organic methods.<\/p>\n

Greenpeace opposes GM crops, as it claims they may create \u201cgenetic pollution\u201d<\/em> and put public health and the environment at risk, despite extensive scientific research suggesting otherwise.<\/p>\n

The letter read: \u201cWe urge Greenpeace and its supporters to re-examine the experience of farmers and consumers worldwide with crops and foods improved through biotechnology, recognize the findings of authoritative scientific bodies and regulatory agencies, and abandon their campaign against \u2018GMOs\u2019 in general and Golden Rice in particular.\u201d<\/em><\/p>\n