tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36994129.post5614738259228954550..comments2024-02-26T21:27:17.091+13:00Comments on The Fundy Post: A life on the ocean wavePaulhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08024440694895271805noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36994129.post-80292095523794853172011-12-30T12:28:48.171+13:002011-12-30T12:28:48.171+13:00Uh, that link didn't post, so here goes again ...Uh, that link didn't post, so here goes again - and in the likely event it doesn't work - there is some interesting footage of the Milrow blasts, and the devastation from the earthquake and tsunami that preceded that series of tests.<br /><br />http://youtu.be/e0EH1DcWmcgdyanchttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13839184176012724539noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36994129.post-40110359929072004212011-12-30T12:18:30.450+13:002011-12-30T12:18:30.450+13:00I thoroughly agree with you about that pointless, ...I thoroughly agree with you about that pointless, tacky and attention seeking mistake for art, and I also agree that Greenpeace has become a media corporation staffed by people with commerce and communications degrees who have lost sight of their original goals. <br /><br />But - whatever its present form, it's worth remembering Greenpeace began as a tiny, local group who were desperate to stop a series of underground nuclear explosions, located at the top of a huge fault line. These bombs went off right after communities in that area had been devastated by one the biggest earthquakes in history. <br /><br />The Don't Make a Wave Committee formed to organise protests to the Amchitka blasts (Project Milrow), and the ensuing voyages by the Phyllis Cormack and the Rainbow Warrior were, in my estimation anyway, admirable attempts to bear witness in a very brave and - as we ultimately learned in Auckland harbour, dangerous mission.<br /><br />However comical, toothless and self serving Greenpeace has become, and however many ideological and phiisophical ructions occurred in their organisation (many, and right from the start) they still remain one of the only entities on earth that even try to highlight some of the most egregious violations of this planet.<br /><br />If this clip posts, you all might be interested in some of this old footage - and I hope I'm not violating someone's copyright here -<br /><br />http://youtu.be/e0EH1DcWmcgdyanchttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13839184176012724539noreply@blogger.com