Judge fines Greenpeace USA $2,500 / hour

[mowin]

:shocked: Do they let you blow the train's whistle? :shocked:

:roflblack::roflblack::roflblack:

 

[Bob Denman]

The really scary thing... :shocked:

My brain is like this: ALL of the time! :roflblack:

 

[Illinois Boy]

To those with concerns, I would not argue oil is dirty; but complaining about oil while living and benefiting from it during the "petrol-age" would be like living in the "stone-age" and complaining about rocks.

So many complaining about oil drilling cannot wait to use the product in one form or another each day; whether it be their vehicles, clothing, heating, air-conditioning, medicine, housing, computers, and on and on. Look up the many uses of oil and how it is used to manufacture or grow just about everything people use to survive and/or enjoy life.

If anyone here is seriously concerned about drilling on the globe then they likely may want to not ride or own a Spyder, or any recreational vehicle. It only helps perpetuate the use of oil and the need to drilling; and quite frankly is hypocritical. You wouldn't wear a fur-coat while complaining about the killing of animals.

Either way... drilling will not stop until people stop using, or wanting to use so much oil. It doesn't look like that is going to happen anytime soon.

 

[Mazo EMS2]

Sorry, but if i was the captain of that ship, a friggin kayak wouldn't stop me. Just putt through slowly...if someone chooses to paddle into my vessel, so be it, in the drink ya go. Morons!! Way too many people looking for camera time these days

 

[Mazo EMS2]

To those with concerns, I would not argue oil is dirty; but complaining about oil while living and benefiting from it during the "petrol-age" would be like living in the "stone-age" and complaining about rocks.

So many complaining about oil drilling cannot wait to use the product in one form or another each day; whether it be their vehicles, clothing, heating, air-conditioning, medicine, housing, computers, and on and on. Look up the many uses of oil and how it is used to manufacture or grow just about everything people use to survive and/or enjoy life.

If anyone here is seriously concerned about drilling on the globe then they likely may want to not ride or own a Spyder, or any recreational vehicle. It only helps perpetuate the use of oil and the need to drilling; and quite frankly is hypocritical. You wouldn't wear a fur-coat while complaining about the killing of animals.

Either way... drilling will not stop until people stop using, or wanting to use so much oil. It doesn't look like that is going to happen anytime soon.

BOOM!!! Well put

 

[Peter Aawen]

....snip...

Either way... drilling will not stop until people stop using, or wanting to use so much oil. It doesn't look like that is going to happen anytime soon.

And it's not likely to happen until there is a realistic, cost effective, & viable alternative - and quite frankly, that's never going to be wind or solar.... Not unless it's the 'ultimate' in solar; the one that these days, we most commonly call 'nuclear'!! Sadly, it seems that the people who most ardently object to continuing to use oil as our major energy source are often also those who most ardently object to anything associated with what has proven so far to be the only realistic long term alternative! :shocked:

If 'we' spent half as much money & effort on researching & advancing the development of nuclear power as has been spent on protesting against it &/or the ongoing use of oil, the world would probably already have 'safe & clean' nuclear power that didn't leave us with long lasting waste or untenable risks - but we have too many who refuse to take a longer view & can't look beyond their own immediate issues or concerns; are simply hypocrites who cry "I'm thinking about future generations!" without considering the horrors & strife those generations will face if we don't maintain or improve our current levels of energy production; & those who support/join in on any/all of the faddish NIMBY protests going whenever something that might help progress humankind towards independence from oil as a major energy source looks like finally getting off the ground!! :yikes:

Putting my soapbox away now pps:

 

[JerryB]

Hi Peter,

Re: Putting my soapbox away now

For anyone who has an interest in the future, I would recommend reading this: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Long_Emergency

I thought it was going to be rather dry & scientific, but I could not put it down.

I do not agree with everything that he writes, but a lot of it I do agree with.

Jerry Baumchen

 

[Rogue Hawk]

Hi folks,

This Greenpeace protest is now into its 2nd day: http://www.oregonlive.com/portland/index.ssf/2015/07/judge_fines_greenpeace_2500_fo.html

I believe in being able to protest. But you may not impede me.

Jerry Baumchen

Damn, 2,500. That is a lot of weed Greenpeace is going to have to give up to pay

 

[JerryB]

Hi folks,

An update: http://www.kgw.com/story/news/2015/...rotest--st-johns-bridge/31550187/?csp=nbcnews

Jerry Baumchen