Greenpeace show their love for the earth by irrevocably marring it

[checkerdandy]

Greenpeace has apologised for any "moral offence" it has caused, after a publicity stunt on the ancient Nazca lines in Peru.Activists from the organisation placed a banner next to a figure of a hummingbird, carved more than 1,500 years ago

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[rhysande]

"We fully understand that this looks bad. Rather than relay an urgent message of hope and possibility to the leaders gathering at the Lima UN climate talks, we came across as careless and crass.

Greenpeace apparently doesn't understand at all, because it didn't just LOOK bad, it IS bad. They didn't just appear to be careless and crude, they trespassed on protected property, vandalized, and damaged a World Heritage Site.

[layweed]

Couldn't just fly over it for the photo (or just stock photos even) and then photoshop in some letters huh?

[plumxxjam]

Of course not! That would make waayyy too much sense.

[spyral_out]

I thought it WAS a shitty 'shop until I started seeing all the ruckus about it.

I hope it was worth it, GP.

[helethmiel]

Once met someone who worked with them and was totally insufferable about it. Way to issue a ~real apology, guys!! Next time grab a postcard and write Greenpeace on it.

[valkeakuulas]

That's so idiotic. I'm active in a local conservation / nature organization, but I've had a somewhat positive image of Greenpeace though I don't agree with them on everything. But damn, even the Finnish communication officer, in an interview about this, committed a perfect example of a non-apology. Loosely translated: "They should apologize, if somebody feels like the cultural heritage has been offended". AARGH! also he continues, "they should've used consideration so that the global attention would've focused on the message and not the means to convey it.", and continues to explain how it was carefully planned and consulted with archeologists. *headdesk*