Master Chief, Kratos and Mario Fight together for Greenpeace!

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cdude1034 said:

stof said:
Oh come on people. First, it's a pretty funny video, and secondly, why shouldn't they be able to point out the environmental detriment posed by the materials used in consoles?

Sure it's not the biggest hazard facing out planet, but that doesn't mean they can't point it out. Apple recently announced a series of changes to their manufacturing methods after meeting with environmental groups. So if Greenpeace can actually get any of the console manufacturers to change what they put into their consoles, why wouldn't that be a great thing?

There are bigger problems in the world than putting certain materials in consoles. How about instead of saving a few trees, you feed some hungry kids in Africa, or Asia, or America for that matter! If they devoted their resources and energy into something a little more productive than disrupting the sale of gasoline then the world would be a much better place.

There are more reasons why I hate Greenpeace, but they escape me at the moment. Don't worry though, if this thread continues, I'll be back for more.

Not to nit pick, but  

http://www.nizkor.org/features/fallacies/red-herring.html

However, they are somewhat related. The human race is consuming certain key resources far faster than we're replenishing them. They are doing something productive (though I think misguided in their approach) in that they're trying to make the world more livable and create the conditions for a world in the future that is more livable.  

Greenpeace's standards are higher than what the EPA currently has set, but EPA standards slowly increase over time. Greenpeace is just one of those prods that gets companies to think about current standards and regulations. It's a trend that's been happening since the 70s.  I never thought my year studying environmental law would come into play when talking about video games