There is a myth that people who oppose “clean, renewable energy” hate the planet and that they’d like to spend their free time polluting the water supply with mercury. Nothing could be further from the truth, but the truth has very little to do with an emotional argument. An emotional argument is what environmentalists are making in lieu of a rational one in an attempt to manipulate the public.

Emotions are funny things; they make life worth living (e.g. love and joy) but they are also powerful tools for manipulation. Fear and anger motivate much of what people do every day. Tapping into those emotions and using them as a means to an end is a trick politicians and activists have been using against their fellow humans since politicians and activists came into being.