This story from the Guardian is about Vanessa Redgrave’s speaking out at the Transylvanian Film festival about a new mine in Rosia Montana, Romania. "Our planet is dying and we have no right to destroy an ecosystem," she said. The issue has divided the community.
Before you decide your point of view, take a look at this ad that ran the same day. I liked it at first since it made me think and it showed another, believable point of view. I began to get on my high horse about celebrities who pontificate without thinking about what effect their do-gooding might have on real people.
Then I was disappointed when I wondered who has payed for the ad. Gabriel Recources,a sponsor of the film festival have apparently,but the grumpy, cynical side of me wonders if it wasn’t the mining company, and if so, how did they get the signatures?
Even if it was, it was useful to see both sides of the story – the points in the ad are still valid. It’s also nice to see an ad that makes me think. What’s your opinion?
Right. I wasn’t supposed to be blogging today, I’ve got loads on so back to work,
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