An executive has won the right to sue his employer on the basis that he was unfairly dismissed for his green views after a judge ruled that environmentalism had the same weight in law as religious and philosophical beliefs…
John Bowers QC, representing Grainger, had argued that adherence to climate change theory was “a scientific view rather than a philosophical one”, because “philosophy deals with matters that are not capable of scientific proof.”
That argument has now been dismissed by Mr Justice Burton, who last year ruled that the environmental documentary An Inconvenient Truth by Al Gore was political and partisan.
The decision allows the tribunal to go ahead, but more importantly sets a precedent for how environmental beliefs are regarded in English law.
Next thing you know, they’re going to be agitating to teach “environmentalism” in high school science classes and making a movie about it.
Suggested movie title: Inherit the Wind – the Sequel.
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“He that troubleth his own house shall inherit the wind.” — Proverbs 11:29
“They sow the wind and reap the whirlwind.” — Hosea 8:7
“Qui sème le vent récolte la tempête arome.” — Henri LeGrand
["Who sows the wind reaps the smelly tempest." -- TheBigHenry]