{"id":2057280,"date":"2023-10-05T21:10:02","date_gmt":"2023-10-06T01:10:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/festival-that-aims-to-defend-the-planet-causes-extensive-damage-to-central-park-forcing-partial-closure\/"},"modified":"2023-10-05T21:13:19","modified_gmt":"2023-10-06T01:13:19","slug":"festival-that-aims-to-defend-the-planet-causes-extensive-damage-to-central-park-forcing-partial-closure","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/festival-that-aims-to-defend-the-planet-causes-extensive-damage-to-central-park-forcing-partial-closure\/","title":{"rendered":"Eco-Festival Damages Central Park, Forces Partial Closure"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">14<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Ffestival-that-aims-to-defend-the-planet-causes-extensive-damage-to-central-park-forcing-partial-closure%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2057280&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>Paraphrased\u200b Text:<\/h2>\n<p>According to the\u200d New York Times, the Global Citizen Festival in Central Park has caused significant \u200bdamage to the Great Lawn, resulting\u200b in its closure\u200c until April. This ironic \u200dturn of events suggests \u200bthat leftists\u200c believe they \u2063must destroy the environment in order to save it.<\/p>\n<p>The festival, \u2064which\u200b aims to\u200d &#8220;end extreme poverty&#8221; and promote &#8220;sustainability,&#8221; \u200bhas ironically transformed a lush \u200cgreen\u2062 space into a muddy mess.\u200d Despite its commitment to \u2063defending the\u2064 planet, Global Citizen has prioritized its event over the preservation of the environment.<\/p>\n<p>The damage caused by festivalgoers and heavy equipment has fully destroyed a significant portion of the Great \u2064Lawn, \u2063disappointing the Central Park Conservancy\u2062 and depriving \u2062New Yorkers of a beloved fall destination.<\/p>\n<p>While \u2062the festival \u2062claims to help the world&#8217;s poorest people, it\u2063 seems to have overlooked the impact of its actions on the local community and the environment. Councilwoman Gale Brewer estimates that the damage could cost her district over $1 million.<\/p>\n<p>This closure comes at a \u2064time \u200bwhen the city\u2062 is\u2064 experiencing <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/jobs-report-points-to-more-interest-rate-hikes\/\" title=\"Jobs Report Points to More Interest Rate Hikes\">unseasonably warm temperatures<\/a>, which <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/climate-change-alarmists-pressure-banks-to-drop-fossil-fuel-financing-amid-soaring-oil-and-gas-prices\/\" title=\"Climate Change Alarmists Pressure Banks to Drop Fossil Fuel Financing amid Soaring Oil and Gas Prices\">climate change alarmists<\/a> would typically be concerned about. However, the festival&#8217;s organizers seem to prioritize their\u200b agenda\u200d over the\u200b well-being of\u200d the park and its visitors.<\/p>\n<p>Despite the festival&#8217;s reported success\u200d in \u2064raising funds, it \u2063has also caused significant harm to a \u200bcherished green \u200bspace. \u2062This highlights the flawed logic of virtue-signaling events\u200c that\u2062 prioritize their goals over the actual impact they have on the environment and the community.<\/p>\n<p>Ultimately, \u200bwhile the \u200dpark will be \u200drestored, the underlying issue of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/desantis-decries-woke-mind-virus-in-speech-to-ohio-republican-faithful\/\" title=\"DeSantis Decries \u2018Woke-Mind Virus\u2019 in Speech to Ohio Republican Faithful\">woke-mind virus<\/a> and its misguided priorities will persist,\u200d leaving the world worse off because of it.<\/p>\n<h3>Does \u200cthe\u200c green agenda do more harm than good?<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Yes<\/li>\n<li>No<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&#8220;The combination of heavy rain, foot\u200c traffic, and\u200c machinery used for \u200dstaging destroyed one-third of the \u2062Great Lawn,&#8221; journalist \u2064Gus Saltonstall \u200ctweeted, sharing a photo of the damage.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">NEW: 12-acres of Central Park\u2019s Great Lawn will \u200cbe closed\u200d until\u2062 at least April 2024 following damage from Global Citizen Festival \u2064on Sept. 23\u200c \u2013 per Gale Brewer.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe combination of heavy rain, foot traffic, and machinery used for staging destroyed one-third of the Great Lawn.\u201d \u2062 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/HVRnyakVr5\">pic.twitter.com\/HVRnyakVr5<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 \u200dGus Saltonstall (@GusSaltonstall) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/GusSaltonstall\/status\/1709198157207212384?\">October 3, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p>The festival, \u2062which\u2064 typically draws 60,000 attendees, took place despite severe rain\u2063 and featured musical acts such as the Red \u200bHot Chili Peppers \u2063and Lauryn\u2062 Hill. This decision \u2062worsened\u200b the damage caused by machinery and \u200cfoot traffic, \u200dresulting in significant harm to the Great Lawn.<\/p>\n<p>Councilwoman\u200d Gale Brewer criticized Global Citizen \u200bfor proceeding with the event despite torrential rain and estimates that the damage could\u200c cost her district\u2062 over $1 million. While Global Citizen has offered to help cover the costs,\u200c Brewer emphasizes that the\u200d damage goes \u200cbeyond monetary value.<\/p>\n<p>Ironically, this closure occurs during unseasonably warm temperatures, which would <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/festival-that-aims-to-defend-the-planet-causes-extensive-damage-to-central-park-forcing-partial-closure\/\" title=\"Eco-Festival Damages Central Park, Forces Partial Closure\">typically concern \u2062climate \u2064change alarmists<\/a>. However, the festival&#8217;s\u2063 organizers\u200c seem to prioritize their\u200d agenda over the well-being of the park and\u2062 its visitors.<\/p>\n<p>Despite the festival&#8217;s reported success\u2063 in raising funds, it has also caused significant harm to a cherished green space. \u2063This highlights the flawed logic of\u2062 virtue-signaling events that prioritize their goals\u200d over the\u200c actual \u200cimpact they have on the environment and \u2062the\u200d community.<\/p>\n<p>Ultimately, while the park will be restored, \u200cthe \u2063underlying issue of the\u200c woke-mind virus and its misguided priorities will persist, \u200cleaving the world worse\u2064 off because of it.<\/p>\n<hr>\n<h3>A \u200cNote\u2063 from Our Staff:<\/h3>\n<p><em><b>Did you know that 90 percent of advertisers will have nothing\u200b to do with\u2063 The Western Journal?\u2063 The liberal elites\u2062 have \u2062put us on \u200bone of their <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/people-see-wholesome-overseas-mcdonalds-ad-realize-what-the-companys-doing-here\/\" title=\"Overseas McDonald's ad reveals company's true intentions\">financial kill lists<\/a>.<\/b><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">They did it because we\u2019ve told the truth and spoken\u200c out against \u200dthem for \u2064over \u200ca decade. 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And, \u200cunlike with Starbucks, you can\u200d be 100 percent certain\u2063 that every penny\u200c we spend goes toward fighting\u200d for traditional \u2064American values and \u2063against liberal elites.<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><b>Please <\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/join-monthly\/?utm_source=site&#038;utm_medium=westernjournalism&#038;utm_campaign=authorpitch\"><b>help us<\/b><\/a><b>  continue exposing the truth. Please\u200b <\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/join-monthly\/?utm_source=site&#038;utm_medium=westernjournalism&#038;utm_campaign=authorpitch\"><b>subscribe today<\/b><\/a><b>.<\/b><\/em><\/p>\n<p><em><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Thank\u200c you for reading The\u2063 Western Journal!<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n<p>The post <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\/festival-aims-defend-planet-causes-extensive-damage-central-park-forcing-partial-closure\/\">Festival That Aims\u2062 to &#8216;Defend\u200b the Planet&#8217; \u200bCauses \u2063Extensive Damage to \u2063Central Park, Forcing \u2063Partial Closure<\/a> \u2064appeared first on <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.westernjournal.com\">The Western Journal<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p> <\/p>\n<h2> Do the reported fundraising\u2064 success and positive impact of the Global \u2062Citizen Festival\u2064 outweigh the\u200d harm caused \u2063to the environment and the local community<\/h2>\n<p><span>  \u2063The Great Lawn in Central Park has suffered significant damage \u200cas a result of the Global Citizen Festival, which \u200chas led to its closure \u200duntil April.\u200d This situation raises an interesting irony: the belief that in order to save the environment,\u200d it must first be destroyed. The festival, which \u2063claims \u2063to aim towards\u200b ending\u200c extreme \u200cpoverty and\u2063 promoting sustainability, has ironically transformed \u200da lush green \u2064space \u200dinto a muddy mess. Despite its commitment to defending the planet, Global \u200bCitizen has\u200c prioritized its event over the preservation \u200dof the\u2062 environment.<\/p>\n<p>The damage caused \u200cby\u2064 festivalgoers and \u200cheavy equipment has completely destroyed a significant portion of the Great \u200bLawn. This development is\u2063 disappointing for the Central Park Conservancy and deprives New Yorkers of a beloved fall destination. While the festival claims\u200c to help the\u200c world&#8217;s \u200bpoorest people, it seems to have overlooked the impact of its actions on the local community and the environment. Councilwoman Gale Brewer estimates that the damage could cost her district over $1 million.<\/p>\n<p>It is worth noting that this closure occurs during\u2064 unseasonably \u200bwarm temperatures, which \u2062would \u2062typically be a concern for climate change\u200d alarmists. However, the festival&#8217;s organizers seem to prioritize their agenda over the well-being of the\u2064 park \u200band its visitors. \u2064Despite\u200c the festival&#8217;s reported success\u2062 in raising funds, it has\u2062 also caused significant \u2062harm to a cherished green space. This highlights the flawed logic of virtue-signaling events that prioritize\u200c their goals over the actual \u200bimpact they \u200dhave on the environment and the community.<\/p>\n<p>Ultimately, while the park will\u200d be restored, the\u2063 underlying issue of misplaced priorities and the woke-mind virus will persist. This will leave the \u2064world worse off \u2062as \u200ca \u2062result. <\/p>\n<p>In\u200b conclusion, the\u2063 Global \u200cCitizen Festival&#8217;s green agenda has done\u200c more\u2063 harm than good. The festival, which was supposed to promote sustainability, has caused \u2064significant damage to the Great Lawn in Central Park. The decision to proceed with the event despite severe rain has worsened the situation, resulting\u200b in significant harm to the\u200d park. This raises questions about the true intentions and \u2063prioritization of such events. While the festival may have raised \u2064funds, it has also caused harm to a beloved \u200dgreen space, highlighting the flawed logic of putting goals before the well-being of the environment\u2063 and the community.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>To paraphrase a historical quote, leftists believe in saving the environment by destroying it. 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