Perhaps The Economist isn't a paper you read regularly... at the risk of having a Sara Palin / Katie Couric moment I'll admit I've let my Economist subscription laps.
On the eve of its sustainable seafood retailer ranking re-release Greenpeace continues to miss the mark.
As many of you already know Greenpeace's latest effort at misleading the public takes the form of a slickly produced political ad running in Alaska and Washington State. And while it can dress ‘em up and parade ‘em around on camera Greenpeace's distortions are no match for ground truth science. Remember, Greenpeace insists that Alaska pollock is on the verge of collapse. Below is a snapshot of the stock. Does this say collapse to you?
When it comes to Alaska pollock, Greenpeace's misinformation campaign keeps coming back to one thing -- not saving a stock but making a buck. Below you'll see that at the end of its Web page dedicated to The Future of Fishing where it rails against the status of Alaska Pollock there are two ways supporters can help
1.) send and e-card
2.) make a donation
What do you bet Greenpeace is hoping folks by pass the ole' e-card option?
Greenpeace has reached a new low.
This time in the face of well-researched science and independent government assessments that say "Alaska pollock population levels are high, and no overfishing is occurring" the extremist group has chosen to air TV ads in Seattle and Anchorage disparaging Alaska pollock.
You might remember about a month ago Reuters published a poorly sourced article filled with inaccuracies about Alaska pollock that was based on an erroneous Greenpeace press release. Of course we called Reuters on this issue and as it turns out so did the At-Sea Processors Association and the Genuine Alaska Pollock producers. Objectivity and accuracy in reporting about seafood is a concern shared by the entire seafood community.
"All of Thomson Reuters will also uphold the Reuters Trust Principles of integrity, independence and freedom from bias. This commitment is more than a source of pride. It is the core of who we are," that's from the Reuters code of ethics.
But this week when we asked Reuters to have a look at an article that we thought might just have violated its stated commitment to integrity we were greeted with deafening and defensive... silence.
There is no doubt the economic downturn is hurting everyone these days and apparently Greenpeace is no exception. Take a look below at a fundraising email that went out on Friday. Greenpeace is using an erroneous scare story that it concocted to goad supporters into forking over their hard earned money to help stem the tide of a crisis that it invented.
Last night NBC News’ chief environmental affairs correspondent Anne Thompson aired a story titled “Sea Change-- Seafood Choices Key to Saving Troubled Waters
