The Wealthy Attack a Film on the True Costs of Going Green by Pitting the Left Against Each Other, Leading to Exposing Frauds in the Movement

 For anyone who's an environment activist, The Grayzone's Max Blumenthal's piece on the money and power-players behind the attacks on the free documentary "Planet of the Humans" is a must-read. 

Before I say anymore, let me say that I saw the film, and my three takeaways are:

1. Some of the methods greens support (like solar or wind) either cost too much to produce anything adequate or require something less environmentally friendly (like massive drilling) in order to be sustainable. 
2. Big Business and wealthy people who have embraced going green seem particularly focused on the "recycle" component of "reduce, reuse, recycle." This makes sense from a capitalist point-of-view: reduction of goods/services or reusing something that was already purchased would lead to a decrease in profits; no self-respecting business would promote a program where you buy less from them. 
3. Some prominent activists in the green movement are have either been co-opted, manipulated, or outright bought by Big Business and the wealthy. 

Back to the article: In a nutshell, the critics of the film seem to be financed one way or another by groups and/or people who care more about profit than protecting the environment. This ranges from overt, like Josh Fox, to ones that required more sleuthing like Naomi Klein. Blumenthal even mentions how people like Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Greta Thunberg are entangled because some of their solutions require "dirty mining."

Klein's involvement is particularly surprising considering this is the same person who wrote "The Shock Doctrine" and coined the phrase "disaster capitalism." As for Fox, it's less so considering how he's shilling for Joe Biden (Jimmy Dore called Fox out on his hypocrisy not too long ago). Of course, the documentary does have a segment highlighting how Al Gore has gone from environmental champion to green business collaborator, so maybe the only things it takes for activists to become complicit is money and time. 

At the end of the day, if the likes of Goldman Sachs, Pacific Gas & Electric (PG&E), or the Rockefeller Brothers decide to invest heavily in your cause, you may want to ask what direction your cause has taken.