Monbiot Battles 'Hippywash'

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By Keith Kloor
Apr 1, 2011 11:21 PMNov 19, 2019 8:36 PM

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Well, George, I did warn you. Here is Monbiot, sounding gobsmacked by the outcry to his recent pro-nuclear power column:

The accusations have been so lurid that I had to read my article again to reassure myself that I hadn't written the things that so many of my correspondents say I wrote.

Not everyone is foaming at the mouth, though. One Monbiot fan tweets a great zinger:

I'm a greeny but hippywash annoys the hell out of me. Here's @GeorgeMonbiot fighting bullshit with logic#hurrah! http://t.co/bk2bBQ3

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