Spiked has an article on Greenpeace in Germany, and how it may lose its charitable status. I can see the problems associated with the state supporting a group which takes part in illegal direct action. However, the author’s reasoning that a charity which “stands as a barrier to scientific progress” doesn’t deserve state funding is flawed. Greenpeace is far from the only charity which promotes ideas or opinions which aren’t scientifically valid, and while they may promote bad science their views do deserve to be heard.

Thomas Deichmann’s report is here.

Posted Wednesday, February 14th, 2007 @ 3:45 am
Filed in environment, human rights, politics, science and tech

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