Enviromentalists "care".

Mary Katherine Ham is another one of those "logical ladies" that I read with great frequency. She has a flair with the subjects that she writes about that is captivating. Besides her written blog and column, she does a weekly video blog. This week she combines her column with her video blog to highlight another of my favorite subjects and my favorite groups....radical environmentalists.

"In Rosia Montana, Romania, George grew up in a one-bedroom apartment with seven other family members. Two thirds of the people in his village have no running water. They venture outside in brutal negative temperatures just to use the bathroom. Many of them, George included, hope a planned gold mine will bring jobs and a taste of modernity to a town long-ago abandoned by state-owned mines and gainful employment.
Almost 500 miles away, from her home in the prosperous, modern capital city of Bucharest, Belgian environmentalist Francoise Heidebroek says of Rosia Montana's poverty, "It is part of the charm of Rosia Montana and this lifestyle. You know, people will use their horse and cart instead of using a car. They are proud to have a horse."

Gee Francoise - if life in Rosia Montana is soooo quaint and sooo charming, why aren't you living there? If the life of poverty that these people are trapped in is so preferable why are you hiding out in modern Belgium. Better yet, why not trade with one of these families. I'm sure they would love to have your apartment, your food, your job, your money.....why not give it all away and live with the horse?

You must watch the video to fully grasp the hypocricy of these environmental activists. The filmmaker (for the film "Mine your own business") even asked the environmentalists who were protesting his film why they didn't give up their lifestyles (in New York City) to go live the lifestyle that the subjects of his film lived. The answers will astound you.