Viewpoint: ‘A grim record of denying poor countries new technologies’ — From climate change to crop biotechnology, Greenpeace promotes the interests of the wealthy

Credit: Gustave Deghilage and Flickr via CC BY-NC-ND 2.0
Credit: Gustave Deghilage and Flickr via CC BY-NC-ND 2.0

The Greens are elitist, representing rich people in rich countries. They do not want Africa to develop as Europe has done. They do not want poor African countries to become as rich and comfortable as Germany, Britain, Canada, the USA and other prosperous nations. They want to deny African countries the technologies that made their own countries safe, rich and clean. They have a grim record of trying to deny to poor countries technologies that will improve their food production, prevent disease and give them clean, plentiful energy.

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Greenpeace campaigned against Golden Rice. This was a modified form of rice with beta-Carotene in its kernels, which humans convert to vitamin A, which is important for eyesight. Golden Rice could save hundreds of thousands of poor children from blindness. Greenpeace was for many years successful against its being grown.

In India, Greenpeace campaigned against genetically modified crops (GMOs) that had been proven safe and proven to increase crop yields, turning the fortunes of poor farmers for the better. Worst of all, Greenpeace campaigned against DDT… and malaria came storming back, killing millions of people with dark skins in poor countries.

Please may we approach our problems of poverty and energy shortages with science and humanity? Please may we tell the arrogant imperialists of Greenpeace to go away?

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