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| − | Environmentalists are people who express concern about protecting [[the environment]]. Many | + | Environmentalists are people who express concern about protecting [[the environment]], however some environmental organizations and movements have been used for politcal purposes with other objectives than direct concern for the environment or environmentalism. <ref>[http://www.attacreport.com/ar_terror/tframe.php?region=namerica&group=gp ATTAC Terror Report]</ref> Many claiming to be environmentalists support a program of reducing usage of power and materials, and the reusing and recycling of waste. |
| − | American Pop Star [[Sheryl Crow]], while touring the [[United States]] to raise consciousness about [[global warming]] and forest conservation made international headlines | + | American Pop Star [[Sheryl Crow]], while touring the [[United States]] to raise consciousness about [[global warming]] and forest conservation made international headlines by calling for regulation of how much toilet paper an individual may use. <ref>''Washington Post'', [http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2007/04/21/AR2007042101385_pf.html Saving the Earth: The Biodiesel Bus Blog], April 22, 2007. </ref> |
<ref>BBC News, [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/6583067.stm ''Crow calls for limit on loo paper''], 23 April 2007. </ref> Crow told ABC's ''Good Morning America'', | <ref>BBC News, [http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/6583067.stm ''Crow calls for limit on loo paper''], 23 April 2007. </ref> Crow told ABC's ''Good Morning America'', | ||
Revision as of 16:31, April 25, 2007
Environmentalists are people who express concern about protecting the environment, however some environmental organizations and movements have been used for politcal purposes with other objectives than direct concern for the environment or environmentalism. [1] Many claiming to be environmentalists support a program of reducing usage of power and materials, and the reusing and recycling of waste.
American Pop Star Sheryl Crow, while touring the United States to raise consciousness about global warming and forest conservation made international headlines by calling for regulation of how much toilet paper an individual may use. [2] [3] Crow told ABC's Good Morning America,
- "I propose a limitation be put on how many squares of toilet paper can be used in any one sitting."
References
- ↑ ATTAC Terror Report
- ↑ Washington Post, Saving the Earth: The Biodiesel Bus Blog, April 22, 2007.
- ↑ BBC News, Crow calls for limit on loo paper, 23 April 2007.