Sticking Up for Patrick Moore

Over at Gristmill, Dave Roberts is trying to beat up on Patrick Moore's reputation -- in particular by pointing out that the current head of Greenpeace International, a group that Moore helped found, is an opponent of the expansion of nuclear energy.

It's also important to note that Moore served as the organization's first chief scientist. It was this devotion to sound science, not hysteria, that was one of the founding principles of the organization.

Apparently it isn't that way anymore.

That reminded me of a story I heard Moore tell a couple of months ago when he was in Washington. That day, he recounted a conversation he had with a younger member of Greenpeace who was upset about Moore's stance on nuclear energy.

"You're taking advantage of our reputation," said the young activist.

"No sir," Moore replied. "Actually, you're the ones who are taking advantage of mine."

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