Environmental Threats Based on Invisible, Remote Subjects to Create Fear: Greenpeace Co-founder

Environmental Threats Based on Invisible, Remote Subjects to Create Fear: Greenpeace Co-founder
An oil pumpjack operates at dusk at Willow Springs Park in Long Beach, Calif., on April 21, 2020. Apu Gomes/AFP via Getty Images
Isaac Teo
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The co-founder of Greenpeace says in his new book that alleged environmental catastrophes and threats are based on subjects that are either invisible or extremely remote in order to create fear, forcing people to rely on experts to tell them the truth.

“It dawned on me that the great majority of scare stories about the present and future state of the planet, and humanity as a whole, are based on subjects that are either invisible, like CO2 and radiation, or extremely remote, like polar bears and coral reefs,” wrote Patrick Moore, co-founder of Greenpeace, in his book titled “Fake Invisible Catastrophes and Threats of Doom.”