Greenpeace: Putting Politics Over Science

Patrick Moore, a founder of Greenpeace, has an article in the Wall Street Journal called "Why I Left Greenpeace." Moore has a PhD in Ecology and is an accomplished scientist. He said he found that the leadership of Greenpeace was composed of politicos who were not scientists. They had a bad habit of opposing chemicals like chlorine in drinking water and other useful and harmless chemicals like phthalates, which are used to make plastics pliable.

He writes:

Sadly, Greenpeace has evolved into an organization of extremism and politically motivated agendas. Its antichlorination campaign failed, only to be followed by
a campaign against polyvinyl chloride.

Greenpeace now has a new target called phthalates (pronounced thal-ates). These are chemical compounds that make plastics flexible. They are found in everything from hospital equipment such as IV bags and tubes, to children's toys and shower curtains. They are among the most practical chemical compounds in existence.

Phthalates are the new bogeyman. These chemicals make easy targets since they are hard to understand and difficult to pronounce. Commonly used phthalates, such as diisononyl phthalate (DINP), have been used in everyday products for decades with no evidence of human harm. DINP is the primary plasticizer used in toys. It has been tested by multiple government and independent evaluators, and found to be safe.

What is it about liberals that they can refuse to acknowledge real threats (like Islamic terrorism) while creating fake ones like DDT, Chlorination and Global Warming?