No story over the last weeks did get more news attention than the total collapse of the Baltimore bridge. The bridge’s sudden collapse was caused by a container freighter that crashed into the southwest supporting pier of the main truss section of the bridge shortly after midnight. The economic impact of the downed bridge, whose debris is now blocking the entrance to the Baltimore harbor creates a considerable economic impact for the entire eastern seaboard of the US. With some key industries, like fertilizer, car imports or other flammable goods being affected and the sheer unexplainable nature of the collision, caused by highly trained ship personnel, the surfacing of a multitude of conspiracy theories does not surprise. Let’s just explore …
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The “Green” Movement
The first time that a political movement was tagged with the word “Green” was in Germany in the mid seventies. The founding souls of this meanwhile worldwide mainstream political movement, sought to oppose industrial development and the destructive impact on the environment caused by it. The crowd that gathered did not differ in its convictions much from other similar movements that sprung up at about the same time frame all around the world. People from all walks of life gathered to stand up against industrial pollution and destruction of soil, air and water. What in those days united people in Germany were mainly concerns about planned or already existing nuclear power plants. Skipping some decades ahead, the political offspring of that initial movement is now …