“Seven people were taken into custody in Catawba County after blocking the train tracks Duke Energy and Apple use to ship coal,” Caleb Troop reports for WCNC.
“Four protesters locked themselves to the train tracks near the Marshall Steam Station in Catawba County and two others hung a sign reading ‘Save Our Mountain Clean The Cloud.’ Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police and Charlotte Fire Department officials responded around 10:30 a.m. Thursday,” Troop reports. “ctivists from Greenpeace, Keepers of the Mountains Foundation, Katuah Earth First! and Radical Action for Mountain People’s Survival took part in the event. The protesters branded the train cars with the Apple logo to show that the company’s Maiden data center will be powered by more coal as it expands. It took about an hour for officials to take down the sign and unlock the four protesters sitting across the tracks. The protesters will be charged with trespassing, officials said… About 50 protesters were in front of Duke Energy headquarters on Thursday morning before the company’s shareholder meeting. On Wednesday protesters scaled Bank of America Stadium to protest coal use as well.”
Troop reports, “Duke officials say they have no problem with protestors speaking and holding signs, but have a zero-tolerance policy for incidents which cause safety problems. ‘The good news is the plants have gotten cleaner and cleaner over the decades. We’ve knocked down emissions of the main pollutants by about 70 percent so far,’ said Duke Energy spokesperson Tom Williams. ‘We’re actually shutting down a lot of our older, most dirty coal plants that don’t have thick scrubbers on them.'”
Read more in the full article here.
MacDailyNews Take: It’s the new “activism.” Make a stink and then claim credit for something that’s already been announced. The second that Apple flips the switch on the largest corporate fuel cell installation in the USA at their Maiden, North Carolina data center, expect a self-congratulatory media binge from Greenpeace et al. for “causing” something that’s already been announced to “happen.”
Greenpeace et al. should read up on Darwinism. By pandering to the dupes who would fall for such utter nonsense, all you end up with is a bunch of mouth-breathers. Obviously, they’re now getting stupider at an exponential rate.
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Typical, Brain-Dead, Liberalism at work here. Pathetic-Parasites!!!!!
NOT about political philosophy; Greenpeace is a totally corrupt outfit, extorting money for not protesting. They expected Apple’s progressive management, which supports many worthy causes, to pay extortion “donations,” but Jobs/Cook refused to be threatened. So this is what they do as an example or what happens when companies don’t donate. Jesse Jackson does a similar thing.
It is completely about political philosophy!!!
Greancreeps are 100% about lib-tardism!
http://www.nationalreview.com/corner/299011/occupy-wall-street-and-southern-poverty-law-center-charles-c-w-cooke#
Occupy the Southern Poverty Law Center
“If a man is not a socialist by the time he is 20, he has no heart. If he is not a conservative by the time he is 40, he has no brain.”**
Let’s hope these guys are all about 20 years old. They’ll grow up and all will be as it needs to be…
(“”Although Churchill is often quoted as saying this, it’s older than that, not that the source of this quote is relevant to the idea.)
I’ve always liked that quote but wasn’t exactly sure if Churchill actually said it. So, slightly off topic for the page, here’s the low-down on the quote:
Socialist at 20 Quote
William Casey obit – I pass the test that says a man who isn’t a socialist at 20 has no heart, and a man who is a socialist at 40 has no head.
William Casey (1913–1987), U.S. intelligence chief, director of the CIA. Quoted in his obituary, in the Washington Post (May 7, 1987).
The saying referred to by Casey was attributed to French socialist politician and premier Aristide Briand.
Aristide Briand : The man who is not a socialist at twenty has no heart, but if he is still a socialist at forty he has no head.
Briand, however, appears to have cribbed the saying from another French statesman, Francois Guizot (1787-1874), who originally said, “Not to be a republican at twenty is proof of want of heart; to be one at thirty is proof of want of head.” evangelicaloutpost DOT com/archives/000700.html
“If a man is not a socialist in his youth, he has no heart. If he is not a conservative by the time he is 30 he has no head” — Georges Clemenceau, Former French Prime Minister and one-time radical.
There are many versions of this saying and many attributions of it but the original utterance seems to have been by mid-nineteenth century French historian and politician Francois Guizot, a French monarchist statesman under Louis Philippe, who said: “Not to be a republican at 20 is proof of want of heart; to be one at 30 is proof of want of head”. He was referring to the controversy over whether France should be a republic or a monarchy. ” geocities DOT com/jonjayray/sayings.html
Nice work, but dangerous in present company.
NeoCons tend to disregard anything out of hand that is inconvenient or challenges their preconceived world view. Daniel Patrick Moynihan famously said- you are entitled to your own opinion- just not your own facts. Facts tend to get in the way of NeoCons and nuance escapes them.
You have it so backwards it’s almost laughable. You are a drone, useless idiot, follower of the statist cause, progressive-lemming!
http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2012/may/03/al-quaida-cunning-methods-us-news
Al Qaeda memo praises ABC and CBS…
Indeed. Just read their posts here. Reminds me of the lemming birds on Finding Nemo. They all parrot the same tired garbage.
Given your name, have you seen the story about the Minnesota cops handing out cannabis and pipes to try to coop the occupy movement?
Back on topic, Green Peace jumped the shark, long ago. They generally act like misguided fools.
If they truly cared about the environment they would go after Nuclear. It is a far greater, far more destructive, short and long term threat to life on this planet. Not that the process of mining, transporting, and burning coal is good either..
I have it on good authority that Cain said that to Able just before he killed that socialist bastard.
Darwinists have been duped. Of course, most people don’t really believe it. “Only fools say in their hearts, ‘There is no God.'”
I have noticed that the Mac Daily News takes have been pretty funny and spot on!
Or as the communists use to call liberal dimwits in this country: “Useful Idiots”
Do what Casey Jones would do. Full Steam Ahead!
+1, We could have improved the human gene pool right there.
That would certainly stop any future similar protests.
Yeah I really didn’t see the problem unless they put something on the track the would derail the train, just get that thing moving.
Set the dogs on these economic terrorists!
“blocking the train tracks Duke Energy and Apple use to ship coal,”
What? Apple ships coal? This implies Apple has a coal-powered furnace at their facility. Yeah, right.
They turn it into diamonds to fill the Apple swimming pool.
Trains were outfitted with “cow bumpers” for a reason, right?
“Seven people were taken into custody in Catawba County after blocking the train tracks Duke Energy and Apple use to ship coal,” Caleb Troop reports for WCNC.
Apple does not ship coal, buy coal or burn coal. Someone needs to fire the ‘reporter’, the assignment editor and the news director at WCNC.
The reporter is a libTARD just like you!
Note to webmaster:
The site needs moderation or a flag button for crap like the comment above.
Re: Nan
Get out of Mom’s basement much?
Yes, progressive-commie-tard,
Only when a conservative schools your pathetic, parasite, ass do you want a “moderator’ to “censor” your opposition you disgusting Parasite. Stuff it.
In other news Greenpeace is a just another extension of libtardism.
Thanks for making the point about ad hominem attacks without evidence or a shred of relationship to the subject at hand.
Screw you – commie boy!
Idiots.
As Jeff Foxworthy would say:
“Here’s your sign!”
Their argument was proven wrong weeks ago.
I used to respect Greenpeace because they used to put their lives on the line to stop whaling etc.
Now they just appear to be hit whores going after Apple since it grabs media attention.
Why don’t they go after the biggest polluters – the automobile industry and the millions of cars on the road that are the main cause of pollution in the US.
Automobiles are actually very clean these days. There are far more pollutants spewed by lawn mowers, leaf blowers, boat engines, etc than cars.
Try doing a little research; global shipping is by far the biggest transport polluter in the world, causing more than the entire global car population, IIRC, due to ships burning ‘bunker oil’ which is like tar, and very dirty. Modern cars are very clean indeed. China and India produce more pollution from coal-fired power stations than other countries combined.
Maybe China should convert to pond scum or Algea or Spinach to power their economy, like Maobamanidagene wants.
Maybe one of those wind mills that makes everyone near by go insane from the whirring noise. Or Trillions of dollars in solar panels to create hundreds of thousands of dollars worth of energy.
Greenpiss are the scum of the left – and that makes them really scummy.
I call bullshit on all the political trash talk that has been poisoning this website’s Feedback section lately. Name-calling and general wanking is destroying the foundations of the site, which used to be to support Apple’s superior aspects and debunk anti-Apple fallacies.
Embracing the political crap sends us down such a rabbit hole of logical fallacies that I’m afraid we won’t return.
If there’s acceptance or rejection of protests as described here, it better not be because “our” insults are better than “their” insults (go ahead, pick your own gang signs). If Apple were poisoning the water and air and causing mortalities, I’d hope we wouldn’t still be vomiting up the nastiest insults for people who tried to fight back.
As with the Chinese factory mess and previous environmental controversies, don’t you think that Apple’s actual enemies wouldn’t hesitate for a moment to destroy Apple by conning human rights advocates and environmentalists to oppose Apple, either directly or indirectly? Do you think the intensity of the anti-Apple phenomena is because “they hate our freedoms”? The insidious disinformation campaign that’s been gaming the media and astroturfing isn’t just aimed at the general public. It’s also aimed at creating proxy attackers into attacking Apple for them. Attacking the proxies plays right into the hands of the real enemies of Apple in the world. Stop being so helpful!
‘I call bullshit on all the political trash talk that has been poisoning this website’s Feedback section lately. Name-calling and general wanking is destroying the foundations of the site, which used to be to support Apple’s superior aspects and debunk anti-Apple fallacies.’
Ditto.
MDN has always had a Conservative bent, but has of lately been flooded with stuff that looks like it was written by 6th Grade Rush wannabes.
I don’t mind political discussion being in the mix, as it affects every aspect of our lives. That said, it should be fact based and should avoid ad hominem attacks.
That is the problem with MOST, not all but MOST, NeoCons. They are fueled on emotion and put the brain in neutral. One mention of Apple Board member Al Gore and they go wild, ranting like Rush off his meds.
You are one sick, sick, sick, Lemming – Commie, Proggressive-Idiot.
Censorship is the friend of a Libtard. You Parasites are dangerous and disgusting.
Note that the childish name calling is ALL from non registered names. The mamma’s boys in the basement post under made up names as they lap up Rush and Hannity.
Like was said earlier- all ad hominem attacks.
You would know what it’s like to live in your Mommy’s basement.
Question for you sir, what exactly are you progressing towards??? Communism? Dictatorship? Hell on Earth????
“don’t you think that Apple’s actual enemies wouldn’t hesitate for a moment to destroy Apple by conning human rights advocates and environmentalists to oppose Apple, either directly or indirectly?”
That is exactly what Demo-Commies do in the US and Leftists all over the world do. They hijack every cause and use it against freedom and private property. You CLUELESS-LEMMINGS happily follow right along. Idiots!!!!!
I’m torn. Should we run them over so as to eliminate all the greenhouse gases they spew and contribute to global warming or don’t so that they aren’t made into martyrs.
Troll
kccramer = commie
Possibly your education system doesn’t support reading. I thought it was clear that I don’t support lack of logic or connection to reality. I’m irritated by assholes regardless of their place in an inept classification system based on a spurious link to handedness. Keep both your president, your failed political system, and collapsed media. If there’s anyone left in your country that can actually think logical thoughts, get out now before it’s too late.
(Cancelling MDN)
Go slither back under your rock in whatever hell hole country you take up space in, jack ass!!!!!!! Lemming!!!!!!! Commie!!!!!!!!
Canceling MDN, like you actually paid for a membership here or something. You Liberal – Statist – Lemmings are pathetic!
Many people subscribe to MDN’s RSS feed. In order to stop such a subscription, one would cancel it.
In this context, the word “cancel” makes no implication of there ever having been a paid subscription.
Spell it out then, W T F-Idiot!!!! He’s a commie and you’re a commie!!!!
Seemed pretty obvious to me.
Have a nice day.
“We have met the enemy and he is us”
-Liberal
Untrue,
There is a difference between people who want and are willing to stand up for a clean environment, responsible stewardship of natural resources and a respect for the intricate balance of nature evolved and adapted over time and a bunch of wild eyed radicals.
Historically the Republican Party was for these things but has been bought and paid for by people and organizations that treat the earth as a company in liquidation. The earth has it’s limits and it is the only home humans have. Responsible people think we should enact laws and regulations to make sure people and corporations should behave accordingly.
People who advocate for a clean and safe environment don’t hate America, are not jealous of corporate titans or despise market capitalism- they just do not want some ruining the commonwealth of resources we all share for a short term and short sighted profit.
Greenpeace is simply misdirected and overly zealous. If Conservatives engaged them in a positive way they might get a different result.
Untrue. Libtardism has absolutely nothing to do with anything good. All of these false issues are paraded around to try to grab more power and control over everyone. And rob the hard working of their private property and rights.
At this point, anything a liberal says is automatically know as a lie!
Einstein
“At this point, anything a liberal says is automatically know as a lie!”
In American English the proper use would be known- not know. Were you home schooled?
Have you ever heard of an iPhone typo you flaming jack ass!!!!!!!
If that’s all you have you are as brain dead as all of your lemming posts show! SAD!
I have to wonder… what kind of technology these “activists” use.
All things considered, it would certainly be hypocritical of them to use Macs, iPhones and iPads in any capacity, whether it was for their “professional” or personal activities.
I say let Greenpeace & Sea Shepherd fight out out to the death. With any luck they’ll kill each other off and a New Golden Age can begin!
Has anyone noticed or commented that the article claims Apple is in the coal shipping business? Thats just a sloppy lie.
If the outraged protesters aren’t targeting every other user of Duke Energy’s coal, then they are just rank opportunuists, who have no real concern for anything other than using the Apple name to get their ’15 minutes’
If you don’t know GOD, don’t make stupid remarks!!!!!!
A young paratrooper was taking some college courses
between assignments. He had completed 3 tours of duty in
Afghanistan . One of the courses had a professor who
was an avowed atheist and a member of the Civil
Liberties Association (CLA).
One day the professor shocked the class when he came in.
He looked to the ceiling and flatly stated, “GOD, if you are real,
then I want you to knock me off this platform… I’ll give you
exactly 15 min.”
The lecture room fell silent. You could hear a pin drop. Ten
minutes went by and the professor proclaimed, “Here I am GOD,
I’m still waiting.”
It got down to the last couple of minutes when the soldier got
out of his chair, went up to the professor, and cold-cocked him;
knocking him clean off the platform. The professor was out cold.
The young soldier went back to his seat and sat there, silently.
The other students were shocked and stunned, and sat there
looking on in silence. The professor eventually came to,
noticeably shaken, looked at the soldier and asked,
“What in the world is the matter with you? Why did you do that?”
The young soldier stood up and calmly replied,
“GOD was too busy today protecting soldiers, who are protecting
your right to say stupid shit and act like an idiot. So He sent me.”
The classroom erupted in cheers!
the soldier got
out of his chair, went up to the professor, and cold-cocked him
Please tell me you’re not pretending to be ‘Christian’. Cold-cocking anyone is NOT what Yeshua would do. That’s what fascists and commies would do.
Wrong again.
“Reality”
You wish you freak! 😆
No, you wish Derk!
No, YOU wish MarshaMARSHAMARSHA! 😆
(Marsha is yet-another anonymous coward nick for my own personal STALKER. Aren’t I a lucky guy!)
Dirk is crazy!!!!!
I’m joyfully staying out of the PoliTardiness except to say:
I can point to diabolical dicks and simpering suckers on both ends of the brain dead 1 dimensional political scale. The world is 3D. Try thinking in 3D. 😀
Who cares what you’re doing?? Maybe your mommy, but no one else does….
Every the intellectual, my own personal STALKER. 😆
You wish you freak!
I think what we have here is a troll using multiple names to post his vomit all over the forum. Frankly, I am fed up with it and will find someplace else to be.
Poor, little, Liberal-Statist, Geke. Like all Lemmings, he can’t stand it when the FACTS are presented to him! Go put your head back under the Marxist sand!
Interesting that when every other post was bashing George Bush you were laughing right along Zike!
I like what they do for animals, not so much for anything else. They’re clueless in other areas.
We want cleancloud…..