Yeah, by the time the report reached its final form it had definitely been purged of any corporate references, and it was made to look as if the source material for the fuel would come from clean, happy, local mom and pop butcher shops instead of factory agriculture. (The original report in the morning had a great visual of a huge ugly vat of factory animal parts being churned for processing, and that got nixed after just one airing.) But it was still a victory just to reframe the debate around whether or not animals should be turned into fuel, and that's a good first step. cheers Eric Erika McDonald wrote:
Thank you for the video and update, Eric! I thought you did a great job, but Fox News seemed mostly interested in seeing the enviros feud. It is interesting because I have spoken with right-wingers who refused to believe that any environmental types were against biofuels, for instance.
Best, Erika Eric Brooks wrote:
Cool news all,
We got national exposure all day yesterday on Fox News network for our stand against the bad Darling biodiesel plant proposal. To see the video go to http://www.foxnews.com/search-results/m/22138785/greenie-vs-greenie.htm
I was interviewed. Unfortunately, the report left out my key repeated statements about corporate factory farming and its environmental impact, and concentrated only on the possibility of genetically engineered fuel animals as the plant's possible big negative. (The early morning report noted in my previous email below (which did not have any interviews) actually covered the issue more effectively. I couldn't find that video online.)
On the positive side, at least the basic warning that the plant will make fuel out of animal parts got out there and will probably trigger some concern in a good number of people. Hopefully that word will get around outside of conservative viewer circles.
In any case. The SF Green Party is now on the map for the millions of right wingers who watch Fox News ;)
cheers
Eric
Eric Brooks wrote:
Hi all,
We just got our first mention on Fox News (national) on our opposition to the Darling International biodiesel plant. (Apparently the reason a local issue in SF actually got national attention is that it is Earth Day and the subject is controversial.)
The reporter said that many environmentalists were strongly opposed to the plant because its type of biodiesel production could do more harm than good to the environment, and raised concerns about genetically engineered animals being produced for fuels.
The 'Green Party' and PETA were specifically named as opponents, and the report finished up stating that opponents intend to pass legislation to require that biodiesel production remain strictly local and run by nonprofits.
There were no clips of either opponents or proponents speaking, but the reporter who generated the piece that he is working to get a longer report on later on the day.
If you want to watch for repeats of the report, Fox news is on SF cable channel 59.
I'll keep you posted on new developments.
cheers
Eric Brooks
-- "I am not a liberator. Liberators do not exist. The people liberate themselves." – Che Guevara