STRANGE BEDFELLOWS BUSH'S ENVIRONMENTAL POLICIES SPUR A GREENPEACE REVIVAL

From: The Boston Globe | Date: September 4, 2001| Author: Beth Daley, Globe Staff | Copyright information

SALEM - It was classic Greenpeace.

Arriving by sea, land, and even a bizarre-looking flying contraption, a dozen demonstrators scaled a giant coal pile at a Salem Harbor power plant last week to protest what they see as the environmental dangers of President Bush's energy plan. As the group's flagship Rainbow Warrior boat bobbed in the background and news cameras captured the scene, the dozen were arrested as they gave a thumbs-up to compatriots nearby.

The rabble-rousers of the ...

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