“Save the whales” – that was once. In an op-ed in the Washington Times, Patrick Moore, co-founder of “Greenpeace” at the time, takes a hard stance on the alleged conservationists of the controversial organisation: he criticizes that they are betraying their principles. Since sonar investigations were carried out for the construction of huge offshore wind turbines, whale deaths in the area in question have increased by 400 percent. The endangerment of the animals by the facilities is even officially approved. Where’s the outcry?
Since 2016, when acoustic sonar surveys needed to build 1,500 wind turbines began on the US Atlantic coast, 174 humpback whales have been washed ashore dead. This corresponds to a 400% increase in mortality compared to previous years.
Thus begins Moore’s critical commentary of February 14. Although he is considered a co-founder of the organization, he left after 15 years and criticizes the course of the so-called environmentalists with increasing severity. In fact, they don’t want to know anything about criticism of the numerous planned wind turbines off US coasts: They claim that there is no evidence of the harmful effects of the plants. Moore argues that the 400 percent increase in whale deaths associated with the sonar program should prompt Greenpeace to invest their abundant funds in a thorough research program. “Instead, they do nothing,” he writes — except, “Well, they cruise around in their $30 million yacht, which they call ‘Sailboat,’ despite the fact that a 1,850-hp diesel engine in the hold provides the main propulsion.”
While the sonar program affects the animals’ communication, orientation and finding prey, Moore says the construction of the gigantic concrete bases for the wind turbines could also have dangerous consequences for the whales: The churning up of large amounts of mud impairs their feeding. In fact, even the US authorities are aware that the construction of offshore wind turbines is harmful to marine animals: The medium “The Daily Skeptic” refers to an official permit for “harassment” of marine mammals by Vineyard Wind in the Atlantic Ocean off the coast of Massachusetts. It is doubtful that the regulations laid down in it will prevent animals from being harmed by the construction of the facility. So-called environmentalists don’t care.
Moore’s Face:
Today, Greenpeace executives work in comfortable offices and sail around like a bunch of college kids on a summer cruise. By siding with machines over living, endangered whales, they have betrayed their founders and everyone who truly cares about nature. Today, more than ever, I am glad that I left them in 1986 after 15 years of service. When Greenpeace got its priorities right, it was made up of volunteer crusaders for peace and nature. It’s grown into big business focused on fundraising, a backroom racket peddling junk science.