reads90 Posted January 23, 2007 Share Posted January 23, 2007 Saw this in a paper . Well the independent. Don't know if anyone has seen it before Roar of disapproval for Ewan's hot air Last week the royal equestrian sleb Zara Phillips took flak from the Campaign Against the Arms Trade for promoting "unethical" Land Rover. Now Ewan McGregor finds himself pursued down the street by protester types, this lot a (fragrant) enviro bunch. The actor accepted Land Rover's dollar to narrate a recent sales film marketing the steel box as the means to achieve your dreams. His endorsement is strange because he has worked with Greenpeace and is a "Goodwill Ambassador" for Unicef children's charity. The Alliance Against Urban 4x4s wrote to McGregor two weeks ago, asking if he might donate his fee to charity. Says spokeslady Sian Berry: "Supporting 4x4s doesn't fit with child welfare. Aside from the accidents outside school gates, they hasten global warming, which will increase droughts, floods and child suffering." McGregor hasn't replied. They seem to have to forget to blame land rover for starting wars, being rascist, causing trouble amust reglions, and anything else that happens on the world Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bill van snorkle Posted January 23, 2007 Share Posted January 23, 2007 [quote name='reads90' date='Jan 23 2007, 05:08 PM' post='117410' They seem to have to forget to blame land rover for starting wars, being rascist, causing trouble amust reglions, and anything else that happens on the world Why not? The company deserves a good b****g for other reasons anyway, even if a couple of the above accusations are a bit wide of the mark. Bill. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jules Posted January 23, 2007 Share Posted January 23, 2007 NO NO NO Greenpeace are totaly correct Aid organisation like the red cross and unicef do need Land Rovers in Africa ect they need Smart Cars and Toyota hybrids for the most remote parts of the world Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
T1G UP Posted January 23, 2007 Share Posted January 23, 2007 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FridgeFreezer Posted January 23, 2007 Share Posted January 23, 2007 Couldn't agree more Jules - and obviously in the UK we have no need for them at all either, an electric car would be ideal here: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GBMUD Posted January 23, 2007 Share Posted January 23, 2007 That flood would never have happened if it were not for 4x4s. Chris Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FridgeFreezer Posted January 23, 2007 Share Posted January 23, 2007 That was Glastonbury - sponsored by Greenpeace and Water Aid the water aid stand looked rather silly as it was at the bottom of the arena and spent most of the time closed due to being underwater Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
discodave Posted January 24, 2007 Share Posted January 24, 2007 i went out of my way yesterday to fill up with bio-diesel to help make my war starting, child killing, plague causing, nausea creating 4x4 less poluting................ 10p a litre more expensive.... ***k that i thought on my way to tesco to get my dino juice. nice to see we're being encouraged to move away from fossil fuels. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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