The most influential man you never heard of

[EternalOptimist]

Maurice Strong
RIP


died last week
puppet meister, strongarm political fixer, shadowy iron fist in a velvet glove

[pjclarke]

A shift is necessary toward lifestyles less geared to environmental damaging consumption patterns

Mmmmm-wha-ha-ha ha. HA ha ha ha.

[DimPrawn]

A shift is necessary toward lifestyles less geared to environmental damaging consumption patterns

I've got not problem with this. Cut down energy usage, use renewables if it makes economic sense, don't cut down the forests, don't pollute the seas and rivers, recycle, don't waste finite materials, look after bio-diversity etc, etc.

It's this bulltulip that the whole World is ending because of CO2, and being green is all about Carbon that ****s me off. It's plant food, it doesn't matter, get over it.

[SpontaneousOrder]

I've got not problem with this. Cut down energy usage, use renewables if it makes economic sense, don't cut down the forests, don't pollute the seas and rivers, recycle, don't waste finite materials, look after bio-diversity etc, etc.

It's this bulltulip that the whole World is ending because of CO2, and being green is all about Carbon that ****s me off. It's plant food, it doesn't matter, get over it.

Human's bad. Ergo all change caused by humans is bad. Get with the program.

[pjclarke]

Human's bad. Ergo all change caused by humans is bad. Get with the program.

I am President of the UN created University for Peace, which has a strong commitment to the relationship between peace, security and the environment. I meet with young people around the world and I always come away enthused and encouraged.

Of course we know he was a shadowy puppet-master, because he left absolutely no evidence of puppet-mastery. What a clever bstrd!

[SpontaneousOrder]

Of course we know he was a shadowy puppet-master, because he left absolutely no evidence of puppet-mastery. What a clever bstrd!

I wasn't referring to the dead bloke. I don't know who he is.