Lifestyles of the Poor and Obscure
- August 28, 2002
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The Weekly Standard has an article on Gar Smith, editor of the Earth Island Institute. In it, they quote some of his statements like:
I have to been villages in Africa that had a vibrant culture and great communities that were disrupted and destroyed by the introduction of electricity.
I see… so it’s evil electricity that was the problem, and not the misuse of it that “destroyed” those villages. Here’s an even better quote…
the amount of water used to produce a pound of hamburger meat is probably enough to sustain a third world village for half a year.
Give me a break! Where did he pull this statisitic from?! Nevermind… I can guess. If this is the kind of nutcase that is prevalent at these kind of summits, then no wonder the rest of the world is becoming disillusioned.