Back to the environment:

With the tour's proceeds, the Energy Justice Initiative will provide capital and technical support for wind projects on Great Plains reservations, while continuing the fight against culturally and ecologically destructive energy projects. Today, present installed U.S. electrical capacity is at 600 gigawatts of power. The wind potential of 23 Native nations in the Great Plains alone is about 300 gigawatts. "Our communities could power this country with wind. Financing wind energy in the economically poorest communities in the country is Energy Justice," explains LaDuke.

Hey, capture the many colors of the wind there, Pocahontas, I'm all for it - you can't use up the wind.

But then back to the crap:

"The environmental movement is inextricably connected to the current anti-war movement," says Ray. "The United States' over-consumption of all resources has created an imperialistic dynamic that has no room or respect for human life, dignity or the mother earth."

It is respect for human life and dignity - especially our own - that forces us out into the fray at this time. The current conflict couldn't be less about "imperialism" or "over-consumption": it's about murderous ideological fanaticism, hatred and jealousy of the fruits of democracy and an open society, and the death throes of a culture that peaked 700 years ago.

"But WAIT! Saddam is a secularist," comes the bleating cry.

Yes, he is, BUT he cynically claims to be a direct descendant of Mohammad, and points to this heritage to legitimatize his totalitarian grip on power. Stuff that in your peace pipe. Respect the earth, harness the wind, blow up Saddam and liberate Iraq.

For April tour dates go here - let the girls know how you feel about this dishonest marriage of convenience between the environment and the War on Terror.

By the way, the Amy Ray album totally rocks: no Indigo mush - if she would only think this tough.