Posted on 09/30/2005 12:33:37 PM PDT by lpeterboyd
'Eco-Terrorism' Advocate's Speech Sponsored by University
By Nathan Burchfiel
CNSNews.com Correspondent
September 30, 2005
(CNSNews.com) - An Ohio taxpayers' group is appealing to the publicly funded Ohio University to repeal its sponsorship of an environmental activism conference that is hosting an outspoken supporter of "eco-terrorism."
Two departments at the university are co-sponsoring the Buckeye Forest Council's conference, "Defending the Earth in Times of War." The keynote speaker on Saturday is Derrick Jensen, an author and activist who has advocated the tactics used by groups like the Earth Liberation Front (ELF) to disrupt industries that profit from the environment.
"Our problem is that Ohio University, which is funded with public dollars, taxpayer dollars, is a sponsor of this program," said Ohio Taxpayers Association Director Scott Pullins. "We don't think our taxpayer dollars should be used to subsidize folks that advocate violence."
Connie Pollard, administrator of the Department of Environmental and Plant Biology at Ohio University, told Cybercast News Service that her department made a "modest" contribution to the conference but declined to give the exact amount. The university's Environmental Studies department is also listed as a co-sponsor.
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The world is going more and more insane.
Maybe they will rethink if enough alumni pull out their donations.
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