Comments on: Patrick Moore not the co-founder of Greenpeace

By: Paul Black

Paul Black — Tue, 27 Oct 2009 05:39:14 +0000

It no longer suits Greenpeace to admit Mr. Moore’s involvement, so they simply decided to rewrite history as in 1984!

By: PB

PB — Sat, 06 Jun 2009 18:01:49 +0000

yum, I hope they open a restaurant

By: triccache

triccache — Wed, 20 May 2009 18:53:43 +0000

Great information:D i will come back soon!!

By: Sam

Sam — Tue, 12 May 2009 07:38:38 +0000

Greenpeace is a bunch of cooks

By: davidrobertlewis

davidrobertlewis — Wed, 14 Jan 2009 12:21:09 +0000

It’s more than just an issue of semantics or spite because of the misuse of a word – along with the egalitarian principles that formed the organisation which, like so many early green groups, was initially against hierarchies, was the notion that we are all co-creators — as such anybody who happened to be on the scene at the time, could be termed a “co-founder”, but empirically speaking, Patrick Moore was no more a founder of anything than any of the crew who happened to help the core group along. That he turned his back on environmentalism to the degree he now supports logging and nuclear power is just an example of how minor Moore’s role in Greenpeace’s formation was. I occupy a similar position, I guess, having been at the founding conference of South Africa’s version of Greenpeace – Earthlife Africa, and not playing a leadership role in the way Chris Albertyn, Peter Lukey, or Mike Kantey did. My interests have also extended beyond the environment and green issues but I would never turn my back on the struggle against nuclear power.

By: James

James — Wed, 07 Jan 2009 12:43:52 +0000

It would be interesting to know (a) why he was ever listed on the GP website as a co-founder if he wasn’t, and (b) at what point they removed his name. You have to admit that it does sound like spite on GP’s part.