Ladies and Gentlemen:
As far as I am concerned, this thread focuses on a political issue.
As such, politics (and religion and other hot button topics) are forbidden on ScubaBoard by the authority of the TOS.
If you wish to discuss diving here, fine. If you wish to discuss issues of a non-political nature here, fine. If you wish to advocate for your favorite environmental cause, be it stopping the killing of baby seals, stopping whaling, or stopping tree-cutting in old growth forests, recognize that you are treading on a fine line.
It isn't that these issues are not worthy of politically-oriented debate. They very well may be.
But the point is that they are not going to be politically-debated on ScubaBoard.
There are many such sites advocating on behalf of numerous environmental causes, and those who feel strongly about such causes are cordially encouraged to go to these other sites to discuss them.
So long as this thread remains civil there is a good chance that it may remain active.
As soon as it gets nasty, this thread will vanish.
Specifically to Kinski:
Welcome to ScubaBoard. You have 12 posts, and are clearly a new member. I encourage you to read the TOS for this board, a link to which may be found at the very bottom of this page, third button from the left side.
Dive safe,
Doc