By John Solomon
How the government's punishing of the exposure of official wrongdoing can linger for years
A new documentary has stirred debate about a proposed mining project in Romania, one of several conflicts around the world that pit environmental activists against poor communities desperate for economic development.
"They want people with no cars, no indoor heating, no plumbing, while they themselves live in the creature comforts," he said. "These are people who think poor people are a cancer. Their thinking is responsible for keeping millions of people in Africa, Latin America and Asia mired in poverty and misery."
Mr. Pfaltzgraff said the film exposes the hypocrisy of environmentalists.
