We should ask ourselves whether an action - any action - is the right thing to do. I am convinced that half the people of the planet would be totally ignorant of the many threats to humanity perpetrated by big industry which Greenpeace had to highlight, often at great cost to themselves. They are doing the right thing

The cause of Greenpeace remains noble. Big oil has nothing noble about it. Whether they are doing the right thing ought to be part of how we judge them. Cleaning up after a spill? The barest minimum. Extracting the biggest pollutant of the planet while the answers are staring us in the face? Stupidity. Their only motive is profit - regardless cost.

Oil and coal are not going to form part of the future energy needs of this planet. Renewables have passed parity in terms of cost, and prices are still in freefall. Storage of energy has also been addressed, and has become economically feasible. Global CO2 levels are skyrocketing, and oil and coal still want us to be NICE??