From Seattle station KING5:
Divers clean up activist site as Polar Pioneer leaves
In a few minutes Monday morning, several months worth of training culminated in stand-off between 50 kayaks and a massive Arctic drill rig.
"We were just trying to host vigil to this rig," explained Chiara D'Angelo. "We weren't planning on stopping it."
A quote from one of them:
"I've seen first-hand how awful this can be for marine life and communities if an accident happens," said Washington D.C. resident John Hocevar.
Gee - traveled all the way from Washington D.C. to attend the party event protest...
This is not about the environment. This is a cult. A religion. People are fueling their sense of self-entitlement by participating in these edgy protests.
A bit more:
Near the kayak line, divers cleaned up a site damaged by the activists' barge. Used for staging their protests, the barge anchors were originally dropped into a popular dive spot. They dropped 4,000-pound anchors into a habitat known for several different kinds of marine species.
"A lot of people come here to see Giant Pacific Octopus," said Koos Dupreez.
Dupreez works with Global Underwater Explorers. They coordinated the clean-up, asking the activists to cut their lines so as to avoid any further damage. Divers removed huge cement blocks and chords, worried for the safety of people and animals
It cost $10,000 and created some wake among environmental groups.
"Having someone else who is concerned about the environment trash the environment, some people were upset, understandably so," Dupreez said.
What I just said - it is not about the environment, it is about preaching about the environment - hectoring others about how superior they are and how unaware and uncaring you are. If only you knew what they know, you would be right out there with them. It is a new religion. It is not based on science, it is based on feelings and narrative.
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