[frankiep]

Former Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev toured New Orleans on Friday as an emissary of the global environmental movement

Just what in the hell is the global environmental movement? Is that one of the denominations of the Church of Algore?

"No matter the flooding and the hurricane, the red tape and bureaucracy survive," he said.

Ironic words coming from the former head of the biggest purveyor of red tape and bureaucracy the world has ever seen: communism.

And will someone please explain to me just what the hell this red commie bastard has to say about anything in this country.

[txhurl]

After Nutjob and Birthmark, next will be China’s president Hu to lecture us on plant emissions. Then, Kim Jong to harangue us for abandoning Hollywood. Then Chavez.. oh wait, been done.

[Calpernia]

>>>Just what in the hell is the global environmental movement?

Green Cross International is the national affiliate for the Earth Charter Initiative

Even though the Initiative is RIGHT on the UN Website, people here at FR will say it doesn't exist.

PARTNERSHIP INITIATIVES INFORMATION SHEET

Name of the Partnership/Initiative

Educating for Sustainable Living with the Earth Charter

Expected date of initiation: 1 September 2002

Expected date of completion: 1 September 2004

Partners Involved:

Governments:

Costa Rica

Honduras

Mexico

Niger

Intergovernmental organizations:

UNESCO

Major groups:

Other:

Association for Sustainable Human Development – Armenia

Consejo Nacional para el Desarrollo Sostenible, CONADES - Honduras

Consejo Consultivo para el Desarrollo Sostenible - Mexico

Global Environmental Action, Japan

Green Cross Romania

Green Cross International

ICLEI International

Jordanian Hashemite Fund for Human Development, Jordan

LEAD International – Leadership for Environment and Development

LIDEMA – Bolivia

My Acre of Africa, South Africa

Paulo Freire Institute – Brazil

RAED – Arab Network for Environment and Development

Secretariat of Education city of Cuiaba, Mato Grosso, Brazil

Soka Gakkai International

Toronto & Region Conservation Authority, Canada

Union of Municipal Educational Leaders of the State of Mato Grosso

Humane Society of United States

Leading Partner:

Name of the contact person/focal point:

Mirian Vilela, Executive Director

Earth Charter Initiative

c/o Earth Council Institute

Address: P.O. Box 319 – 6100, San Jose, Costa Rica

Phone: (506) 205 16 00

Fax: (506) 249 35 00

E-mail: info@earthcharter.org

>>>Is that one of the denominations of the Church of Algore?

Yes