Considerable attention is focused on the multitude of so-called public interest groups in this movement. From the big players like the Sierra Club and Green Peace to the small local organizations, thousands of envirogroups are participants in this feeding frenzy at the public trough a trough that is rapidly being filled with the decapitated remains of an industrial capability built by several generations of hard-working Americans. Part of them are applauding and most of the rest are standing by in embarrassed silence. It is popular among those few to focus on the significant financial resources of the envirogroups. Moreover, they are selling lies.
Lies sell, but advertising costs are higher.
Of course, these groups do more than advertise. These actions all require complicity, however, from other organizations in our society the press, the judiciary, and the regulatory bureaucracy. These organizations are also in the business of remaining in business, and they are composed of people who must live with their fellow citizens. In order for envirogroup tactics to work and receive attention, their programs must have tacit public support. They are not.