[thechat] GreenPeace gets BullSh*t award

[Martin Burns]

On Fri, 30 Aug 2002, Bob Davis wrote:

> http://www.news24.com/News24/WorldSummit/0,5733,2-1381_1249322,00.html
>
> African and Asian farmers gave Greenpeace, The Third World Network,
> and Biowatch the Bullsh*t Trophy for helping to keep them in poverty.
>
> Interesting look at their perspective, eh?

Cynical bastard as I am, I wonder about the methodology for (a) starting
the award and (b) choosing the recipient...

In particular, I wonder who's actually behind Sustainable Development
Network - claiming in a press releaser that you're a coalition of NGOs is
very, very easy...

Cheers
Martin

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