Greenpeace says it’s protecting the environment, but did you know it recently spent $32 million on a new boat? That’s right. In only a few weeks, the group will launch the Rainbow Warrior III, a custom-built, state of the art sailing yacht complete with the latest in diesel engine technology, a media center with high definition televisions and even a helipad.

Paying for such extravagances when the world is near a double-dip recession means that Greenpeace has to concoct a complicated scare story that will get its supporters to dig even deeper to keep them in business. One wonders how far Greenpeace is willing to go in its war on the fishing community now that it has added a $32 million battleship to its fleet.