ALERT fights Australian scheme to silence eco-debates
This is a plan that needs to go the way of the dinosaurs.
If the Tony Abbott government in Australia has its way, it will soon be illegal to organize a consumer boycott of corporations that destroy or degrade the environment.
ALERT is leading efforts to counter this ill-advised scheme. Please see this brief article and our press release.
The government's move is being decried both by conservationists and free-speech advocates.
Suppressing debate and public discourse is never a good idea. Let's hope this idea goes extinct quickly.