Ethical Corporation: Europe - France – Vive l’environnement!

Ethical Corporation: Europe - France – Vive l’environnement!
It all started so well, Sarko, after trashing us Reds at both the Presidencial and National Assembly suddenly seemed to open open a space to the environmental movement to influence central government policy- it was a PR master stroke- highlighting the lack of meaningful socialist involvement in Green issues while re-enforcing his difference with the previous administration. Chirac for example opened his term in office with a nuclear firework display in the Pacific.

Now it looks likely that the forums are going to turn unto toothless talkingshops- already the key question of energy has been neutered, with nuclear-the main backbone of the French electricity network rules hors subject (Outside the agenda).

It looks likely to me that all the hard decisions will find a similar treatment, with the environmnental groups slowly withdrawing at different stages, throwing insults at the government- and I sense each other for either being too idealistic or too pragmatic.

I hope I'm wrong but I have a feeling I'm not.