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--Boundary_(ID_pcgW18nUDZ3hw6KOE+5oeQ) Content-type: text/plain; charset=WINDOWS-1252; delsp=yes; format=flowed Content-transfer-encoding: quoted-printable Thanks to all who have pushed the envelope here, beginning with =20 Blake, to "do what's right" right now by discussing this most =20 important crisis for the world and our beloved nature/biodiversity/=20 ecosystems and what societies can and should be doing to grossly =20 reduce our footprints/emissions. =46rom what I have been picking up =20 mostly from listening to various interviews with experts and the most =20= recent Quirks and Quarks show that Peter so conveniently served up to =20= us, carbon taxes should not be thought of as alternatives to cap and =20 trade, but rather are two tools that probably both should be =20 implemented. As I understand it, Europe now for 10 years or more has =20= been evolving their controls and figuring out exactly what works best =20= and in what combination; and of course British Columbia is doing the =20 same thing now, but is in the very early stages of that, since their =20 carbon tax only came into effect on April 1/08. We've only got about 10 more days to keep finding out what we can and =20= discussing all of this as widely as possible. P.S. I too agree that the only thing worse/worst than a Harper =20 minority government would be a Harper majority! Cheers from Jim Begin forwarded message: > From: "Paul S. Boyer" <psboyer@eastlink.ca> > Date: October 2, 2008 9:21:39 AM ADT > To: naturens@chebucto.ns.ca > Subject: Re: [NatureNS] Nova Scotia's nature and the federal election > Reply-To: naturens@chebucto.ns.ca > > Another article on Norway's carbon tax points out that since the =20 > inception of this tax, Norway's carbon footprint has increased =20 > 14%. Yet another article says that it has decreased 14%, but only =20 > 2% of the decrease is attributable to the tax [http://=20 > ideas.repec.org/p/ssb/dispap/337.html]. Meanwhile, other countries =20= > without a carbon tax have had their footprint decrease (notably the =20= > USA). The Wall Street Journal reported on Tuesday that the carbon =20 > footprint in Norway has increased 15% since the tax was instituted =20 > [http://blogs.wsj.com/environmentalcapital/2008/09/30/emissions-=20 > impossible-norway-taxes-carbon-emissions-rise/]. According to the =20 > article, Norwegians are buying more, bigger, and more expensive =20 > cars, and are driving more. They like the lifestyle. (I think =20 > joie de vivre in Norwegian is glede for liv.) They are doing fine, =20= > with much petroleum production, and one of the highest wealth-=20 > levels in the world. Their new tax probably has essentially no =20 > practical or measurable effect on world climatic conditions =20 > whatsoever, and the policy is not transferable to other countries =20 > whose situations may be quite different. However, although the tax =20= > is reportedly highly unpopular among some (see "Carbon tax tops =20 > Norway grievances" at http://www.scandoil.com/moxie-bm2/financial/=20 > politics_/carbon-tax-tops-list-of-norway.shtml), it must make =20 > others satisfied, perhaps emotionally =97 and anyway, they are =20 > enjoying life in spite of it. Good for them! > > Politicians generally like new taxes. Whether taxes ever do any =20 > good is a matter of debate, but any rationale will suffice. When =20 > taxes are openly proposed, the poison is usually sugar-coated in =20 > some way: the benefit will help some worthy goal, or it will only =20 > hurt someone we really don't like anyway (such as the envied rich, =20 > or corporations). I have no idea why otherwise kindly and =20 > intelligent people fall for these scams so readily. Do we think =20 > that government is a god that should be in charge of all our =20 > activities in every detail, and should take and give according to =20 > some divine wisdom? > > In the old days, various deities were thought to control the =20 > weather. I think that Thor was one of them. Now we want =20 > government to take charge, and we get quite worked up and emotional =20= > against the imagined heretics who are thought to be responsible for =20= > climatic inconveniences, and we become very devout toward the good =20 > spirits who will rescue us if we only will ritualistically offer =20 > them the proper, heartfelt obeisance on election day. > > By the way, I chuckled at the phrase "being clobbered by market =20 > forces." That is just a variant of "being mugged by reality." I =20 > suspect all of us, deep down, resent practical restraints. > > =97PSB > > On 1 Oct 2008, at 6:41 PM, David & Alison Webster wrote: > >> Hi All, Oct 1, 2008 >> The October 2008 Issue of Canadian Geographic has an interesting =20= >> article on Norway and how they have prospered since a carbon tax =20 >> was introduced 16 (yes, sixteen) years ago. Large oil royalties no =20= >> doubt helped. >> >> Politics is usually about choosing the lesser of evils but the =20 >> carbon tax idea introduces a good option, because it will =20 >> encourage people to adapt to the future and thus avoid being =20 >> clobbered by market forces. >> >> E.g. a small privately owned company, LS9 Inc., has developed a =20 >> way to produce oil from carbon-rich waste at an anticipated cost =20 >> of $50/barrel. If this pans out, it will be the greatest energy =20 >> advance since the Carnot (sp?) Cycle. All done so far without a =20 >> carbon tax but how else can a tiny company take on Petrochemical =20 >> giants and win ? >> A small private Canadian company (don't recall name) has for =20 >> some years had a pilot scale microbial procedure for producing =20 >> ethanol from any carbon rich material but had to go to Germany and =20= >> the US to obtain government funding to build a commercial scale =20 >> plant (don't know how this turned out and funding may have dried up). >> >> Plasco Energy Group Inc, another small privately held company, =20 >> is poised to turn Red Deer trash into electrical power. >> >> Somewhere recently I read that killing plant manure, a difficult =20= >> waste disposal problem, has taken a new shine as a potential =20 >> source of methane (for energy production) and the idea is again =20 >> emerging that even relatively small livestock operations can =20 >> exploit methane to save on energy costs. >> >> Any Popular Science or Popular Mechanics magazine from ~1978 =20 >> sounds contemporary; same approaches, older technology. And when =20 >> the petrochemical industry felt threatened they increased =20 >> production enough to put these alternative energy companies out of =20= >> business. >> >> Without the shelter provided by a carbon tax there is a danger =20 >> that the mistakes of 40 years ago will be repeated and all these =20 >> positive developments, for the environment (and countless others), =20= >> will end up bankrupt. >> >> Yt, DW >> >> Rob Woods wrote: >> >>> Just to give a different perspective on the the upcoming election =20= >>> here are my choices: >>> >>> >>> As person who has long enjoyed the outdoors, recycles, farms as =20 >>> organically as possible and until recently on the board of =20 >>> directors of a Windfield company I would like to vote green. >>> >>> >>> As a Farmer any carbon taxes on fuel scares the living daylights =20 >>> out of me as cash flows will be adversely affected and no =20 >>> guarentee that I can recoupe the additional costs or qualify for =20 >>> the programs created to help farmers. (I do not need new farm =20 >>> equipment at this time nor does the Farmer I rent equipment from =20 >>> either as the capital cost is too great vs the fuel and =20 >>> efficiency savings). >>> >>> >>> My sitting representative falsely accused the CEO of my current =20 >>> employer of insider trading when he himself sent emails regarding =20= >>> changes in income trusts before it was publicly announced. >>> >>> >>> A conservative party whose tax policies help my middle class =20 >>> pocket book but also stopped the sale/split of my employer (which =20= >>> most employees saw as beneficial). The conservatives are also not =20= >>> supportive of the environmental innitiatives that I would like to =20= >>> see. >>> >>> >>> And the NDP party whose heart is in the right place but I think =20 >>> would financially tax the country into an economic crash to cover =20= >>> all the increased spending. >>> >>> >>> Thus 5 choices and no clear answer. An independant would look =20 >>> really good right now (Mr Casey, please switch ridings). >>> >>> >>> >>> Rob Woods >>> >>> Georgefield NS >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> ----- Original Message ---- >>> From: Wayne P. Neily <neilyornis@hotmail.com> >>> To: naturens@chebucto.ns.ca >>> Sent: Wednesday, October 1, 2008 2:21:21 PM >>> Subject: RE: [NatureNS] Nova Scotia's nature and the federal =20 >>> election >>> >>> Hello folks, >>> While most of us would agree with Blake that a Harper majority =20= >>> would be a disaster for Canada, I would hope that most would vote =20= >>> for the party that has the best understanding of, and solutions =20 >>> for, environmental issues, unless you are in a constituency where =20= >>> there is a real danger that the regressive conservatives might =20 >>> eke out a narrow victory. This idea of exchanging votes =20 >>> strategically may have merit, but it depends on complete trust =20 >>> between the persons doing the exchange and so is subject to =20 >>> abuse, as well as to wrong guesses as to which party would have =20 >>> the best chance of an upset. At the risk of sounding =20 >>> political (I have not yet decided whom to vote for), I am envious =20= >>> of the residents of Central Nova, who not only have a chance to =20 >>> elect the leader best informed on environmental issues (and the =20 >>> only female), but to defeat Peter MacKayavelli, who is an =20 >>> embarrassment to Canadians still best known for his betrayal of =20 >>> the PCs by breaking the promise that he gave in writing to get =20 >>> the leadership of the party. No wonder that he couldn't =20 >>> understand what all the fuss was about when Harper decided that =20 >>> the government should disregard (or break) the Atlantic Accords. =20= >>> We can only hope that enough of the voters there will think =20 >>> carefully, instead of just voting for a favorite son of a =20 >>> favorite son. >>> >>> Think Green! >>> >>> Wayne Neily >>> Tremont, Kings Co., Nova Scotia >>> >>> "Think globally, Act locally." - Ren=E9 Dubos, 1972. >>> >>> >>> >>> --------------------------------------------------------------------=20= >>> ---- >>> Date: Wed, 1 Oct 2008 07:59:01 -0300 >>> To: naturens@chebucto.ns.ca >>> From: maybank@ns.sympatico.ca >>> Subject: [NatureNS] Nova Scotia's nature and the federal election >>> >>> Hi All; >>> >>> I care deeply for the nature of Nova Scotia, and the environment =20 >>> of the world. Consequently, it is necessary to get political at =20 >>> times. This is one of those times. >>> >>> I shudder at the thought of Harper achieving a majority =20 >>> government. The environment, our culture, and our society will =20 >>> suffer. But how can we make our anti-Harper votes count? =20 >>> Fortunately, voting strategically is now much easier. Go to: >>> >>> www.voteforenvironment.com <http://www.voteforenvironment.com/> >>> >>> It is a remarkable website that is tracking every riding in the =20 >>> country, and making up-to-the-minute suggestions on how best to =20 >>> fight Harper. >>> >>> And afterwards, I urge you to contact your friends, family, =20 >>> colleagues, and everyone on your e-mail list, and let them know =20 >>> about this web site. If we can affect the results in some key =20 >>> ridings, who knows what might happen? Our environment and our =20 >>> society deserve our support. >>> Respectfully, >>> >>> Blake Maybank >>> White's Lake, NS >>> maybank@ns.sympatico.ca >>> >>> --------------------------------------------------------------------=20= >>> ---- >>> Get your information fix on your phone. With MSN Mobile you get =20 >>> regular news, sports and finance updates. Try it today! <http://=20 >>> www.msnmobile.ca/> >>> >>> >> >> > --Boundary_(ID_pcgW18nUDZ3hw6KOE+5oeQ) Content-type: text/html; charset=WINDOWS-1252 Content-transfer-encoding: quoted-printable <html><body style=3D"word-wrap: break-word; -webkit-nbsp-mode: space; = -webkit-line-break: after-white-space; "> Thanks to all who have pushed the envelope here, beginning with Blake, = to "do what's right" right now by discussing this most important crisis = for the world and our beloved nature/biodiversity/ecosystems and what = societies can and should be doing to grossly reduce our = footprints/emissions. =A0=46rom what I have been picking up mostly from = listening to various interviews with experts and the most recent Quirks = and Quarks show that Peter so conveniently served up to us, carbon taxes = should not be thought of as alternatives to cap and trade, but rather = are two tools that probably both should be implemented. =A0As I = understand it, Europe now for 10 years or more has been evolving their = controls and figuring out exactly what works best and in what = combination; and of course British Columbia is doing the same thing now, = but is in the very early stages of that, since their carbon tax =A0only = came into effect on April 1/08.=A0<div><br></div><div>We've only got = about 10 more days to keep finding out what we can and discussing all of = this as widely as possible.</div><div><br></div><div>P.S. I too agree = that the only thing worse/worst than a Harper minority government would = be a Harper majority!=A0<div><br></div><div>Cheers from = Jim<br><div><br><div>Begin forwarded message:</div><br = class=3D"Apple-interchange-newline"><blockquote type=3D"cite"><div = style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; = margin-left: 0px; "><font face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" color=3D"#000000" = style=3D"font: 12.0px Helvetica; color: #000000"><b>From: = </b></font><font face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" style=3D"font: 12.0px = Helvetica">"Paul S. Boyer" <<a = href=3D"mailto:psboyer@eastlink.ca">psboyer@eastlink.ca</a>></font></div><= div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; = margin-left: 0px; "><font face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" color=3D"#000000" = style=3D"font: 12.0px Helvetica; color: #000000"><b>Date: = </b></font><font face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" style=3D"font: 12.0px = Helvetica">October 2, 2008 9:21:39 AM ADT</font></div><div = style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; = margin-left: 0px; "><font face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" color=3D"#000000" = style=3D"font: 12.0px Helvetica; color: #000000"><b>To: </b></font><font = face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" style=3D"font: 12.0px Helvetica"><a = href=3D"mailto:naturens@chebucto.ns.ca">naturens@chebucto.ns.ca</a></font>= </div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: = 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><font face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" = color=3D"#000000" style=3D"font: 12.0px Helvetica; color: = #000000"><b>Subject: </b></font><font face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" = style=3D"font: 12.0px Helvetica"><b>Re: [NatureNS] Nova Scotia's nature = and the federal election</b></font></div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; = margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; "><font = face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" color=3D"#000000" style=3D"font: 12.0px = Helvetica; color: #000000"><b>Reply-To: </b></font><font = face=3D"Helvetica" size=3D"3" style=3D"font: 12.0px Helvetica"><a = href=3D"mailto:naturens@chebucto.ns.ca">naturens@chebucto.ns.ca</a></font>= </div><div style=3D"margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: = 0px; margin-left: 0px; min-height: 14px; "><br></div> Another article on = Norway's carbon tax points out that since the inception of this tax, = Norway's carbon footprint has increased 14%. =A0Yet another article says = that it has decreased 14%, but only 2% of the decrease is attributable = to the tax [<a = href=3D"http://ideas.repec.org/p/ssb/dispap/337.html">http://ideas.repec.o= rg/p/ssb/dispap/337.html</a>]. =A0Meanwhile, other countries without a = carbon tax have had their footprint decrease (notably the USA). =A0The = <i>Wall Street Journal</i> reported on Tuesday that the carbon footprint = in Norway has increased 15% since the tax was instituted [<a = href=3D"http://blogs.wsj.com/environmentalcapital/2008/09/30/emissions-imp= ossible-norway-taxes-carbon-emissions-rise/">http://blogs.wsj.com/environm= entalcapital/2008/09/30/emissions-impossible-norway-taxes-carbon-emissions= -rise/</a>]. =A0According to the article, Norwegians are buying more, = bigger, and more expensive cars, and are driving more. =A0They like the = lifestyle. =A0(I think <i>joie de vivre</i> in Norwegian is <i>glede for = liv</i>.) =A0They are doing fine, with much petroleum production, and = one of the highest wealth-levels in the world. =A0Their new tax probably = has essentially no practical or measurable effect on world climatic = conditions whatsoever, and the policy is not transferable to other = countries whose situations may be quite different. =A0However, although = the tax is reportedly highly unpopular among some (see "Carbon tax tops = Norway grievances" at=A0<a = href=3D"http://www.scandoil.com/moxie-bm2/financial/politics_/carbon-tax-t= ops-list-of-norway.shtml)">http://www.scandoil.com/moxie-bm2/financial/pol= itics_/carbon-tax-tops-list-of-norway.shtml)</a>, it must make others = satisfied, perhaps emotionally =97 and anyway, they are enjoying life in = spite of it. =A0Good for them!<div><br></div><div>Politicians generally = like new taxes. =A0Whether taxes ever do any good is a matter of debate, = but any rationale will suffice. =A0When taxes are openly proposed, the = poison is usually sugar-coated in some way: the benefit will help some = worthy goal, or it will only hurt someone we really don't like anyway = (such as the envied rich, or corporations). =A0I have no idea why = otherwise kindly and intelligent people fall for these scams so readily. = =A0Do we think that government is a god that should be in charge of all = our activities in every detail, and should take and give according to = some divine wisdom?</div><div><br></div><div>In the old days, various = deities were thought to control the weather. =A0I think that Thor was = one of them. =A0Now we want government to take charge, and we get quite = worked up and emotional against the imagined heretics who are thought to = be responsible for climatic inconveniences, and we become very devout = toward the good spirits who will rescue us if we only will = ritualistically offer them the proper, heartfelt obeisance on election = day.</div><div><br></div><div>By the way, I chuckled at the phrase = "being clobbered by market forces." =A0That is just a variant of "being = mugged by reality." =A0I suspect all of us, deep down, resent practical = restraints.</div><div><br></div><div style=3D"font-size: 13px; = ">=97PSB</div><div><br><div><div>On 1 Oct 2008, at 6:41 PM, David & = Alison Webster wrote:</div><br = class=3D"Apple-interchange-newline"><blockquote type=3D"cite"><div>Hi = All, =A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0=A0Oct 1, 2008<br> =A0=A0Th= e October 2008 Issue of Canadian Geographic has an interesting article = on Norway and how they have prospered since a carbon tax was introduced = 16 (yes, sixteen) years ago. Large oil royalties no doubt = helped.<br><br> =A0=A0Politics is usually about choosing the lesser of = evils but the carbon tax idea introduces a good option, because it will = encourage people to adapt to the future and thus avoid being clobbered = by market forces.<br><br> =A0=A0E.g. a small privately owned company, = LS9 Inc., has developed a way to produce oil from carbon-rich waste at = an anticipated cost of $50/barrel. If this pans out, it will be the = greatest energy advance since the Carnot (sp?) Cycle. All done so far = without a carbon tax but how else can a tiny company take on = Petrochemical giants and win ?<br> =A0=A0=A0=A0A small private Canadian = company (don't recall name) has for some years had a pilot scale = microbial procedure for producing ethanol from any carbon rich material = but had to go to Germany and the US to obtain government funding to = build a commercial scale plant (don't know how this turned out and = funding may have dried up).<br><br> =A0=A0Plasco Energy Group Inc, = another small privately held company, is poised to turn Red Deer trash = into electrical power.<br><br> =A0=A0Somewhere recently I read that = killing plant manure, a difficult waste disposal problem, has taken a = new shine as a potential source of methane (for energy production) and = the idea is again emerging that even relatively small livestock = operations can exploit methane to save on energy costs.<br><br> =A0=A0Any = Popular Science or Popular Mechanics magazine from ~1978 sounds = contemporary; same approaches, older technology. And when the = petrochemical industry felt threatened they increased production enough = to put these alternative energy companies out of business.<br><br> = =A0=A0Without the shelter provided by a carbon tax there is a danger = that the mistakes of 40 years ago will be repeated and all these = positive developments, for the environment (and countless others), will = end up bankrupt.<br><br>Yt, DW<br> =A0<br>Rob Woods = wrote:<br><br><blockquote type=3D"cite">Just to give a different = perspective on the the upcoming election here are my = choices:<br></blockquote><blockquote = type=3D"cite"><br></blockquote><blockquote type=3D"cite"> = <br></blockquote><blockquote type=3D"cite">As person who has long = enjoyed the outdoors, recycles, farms as organically as possible and = until recently on the board of directors of =A0a Windfield company I = would like to vote green.<br></blockquote><blockquote = type=3D"cite"><br></blockquote><blockquote type=3D"cite"> = <br></blockquote><blockquote type=3D"cite">As a Farmer any carbon taxes = on fuel scares the living daylights out of me as cash flows will be = adversely affected and no guarentee that I can recoupe the additional = costs or qualify for the programs created to help farmers. (I do not = need new farm equipment at this time nor does the Farmer I rent = equipment from either as the capital cost is too great vs the fuel and = efficiency savings).<br></blockquote><blockquote = type=3D"cite"><br></blockquote><blockquote = type=3D"cite"><br></blockquote><blockquote type=3D"cite">My sitting = representative falsely accused the CEO of my current employer of insider = trading when he himself sent emails regarding changes in income trusts = before it was publicly announced.<br></blockquote><blockquote = type=3D"cite"><br></blockquote><blockquote type=3D"cite"> = <br></blockquote><blockquote type=3D"cite">A conservative party whose = tax policies help my middle class pocket book but also stopped the = sale/split of my employer (which most employees saw as beneficial). The = conservatives are also not supportive of the environmental innitiatives = that I would like to see.<br></blockquote><blockquote = type=3D"cite"><br></blockquote><blockquote type=3D"cite"> = <br></blockquote><blockquote type=3D"cite">And the NDP party whose heart = is in the right place but I think would financially tax the country into = an economic crash to cover all the increased = spending.<br></blockquote><blockquote = type=3D"cite"><br></blockquote><blockquote type=3D"cite"> = <br></blockquote><blockquote type=3D"cite">Thus 5 choices and no clear = answer. An independant would look really good right now (Mr Casey, = please switch ridings).<br></blockquote><blockquote = type=3D"cite"><br></blockquote><blockquote type=3D"cite"> = <br></blockquote><blockquote type=3D"cite"> <br></blockquote><blockquote = type=3D"cite">Rob Woods<br></blockquote><blockquote = type=3D"cite"><br></blockquote><blockquote type=3D"cite">Georgefield = NS<br></blockquote><blockquote type=3D"cite"><br></blockquote><blockquote = type=3D"cite"> <br></blockquote><blockquote = type=3D"cite"><br></blockquote><blockquote type=3D"cite"> = <br></blockquote><blockquote type=3D"cite">----- Original Message = ----<br></blockquote><blockquote type=3D"cite">From: Wayne P. Neily = <<a = href=3D"mailto:neilyornis@hotmail.com">neilyornis@hotmail.com</a>><br></bl= ockquote><blockquote type=3D"cite">To: <a = href=3D"mailto:naturens@chebucto.ns.ca">naturens@chebucto.ns.ca</a><br></b= lockquote><blockquote type=3D"cite">Sent: Wednesday, October 1, 2008 = 2:21:21 PM<br></blockquote><blockquote type=3D"cite">Subject: RE: = [NatureNS] Nova Scotia's nature and the federal = election<br></blockquote><blockquote = type=3D"cite"><br></blockquote><blockquote type=3D"cite">Hello = folks,<br></blockquote><blockquote type=3D"cite"> =A0=A0=A0While most of = us would agree with Blake that a Harper majority would be a disaster for = Canada, I would hope that most would vote for the party that has the = best understanding of, and solutions for, environmental issues, unless = you are in a constituency where there is a real danger that the = regressive conservatives might eke out a narrow victory. =A0This idea of = exchanging votes strategically may have merit, but it depends on = complete trust between the persons doing the exchange and so is subject = to abuse, as well as to wrong guesses as to which party would have the = best chance of an upset. =A0=A0=A0=A0At the risk of sounding political = (I have not yet decided whom to vote for), I am envious of the residents = of Central Nova, who not only have a chance to elect the leader best = informed on environmental issues (and the only female), but to defeat = Peter MacKayavelli, who is an embarrassment to Canadians still best = known for his betrayal of the PCs by breaking the promise that he gave = in writing to get the leadership of the party. =A0No wonder that he = couldn't understand what all the fuss was about when Harper decided that = the government should disregard (or break) the Atlantic Accords. =A0We = can only hope that enough of the voters there will think carefully, = instead of just voting for a favorite son of a favorite = son.<br></blockquote><blockquote = type=3D"cite"><br></blockquote><blockquote type=3D"cite"> =A0=A0=A0Think = Green!<br></blockquote><blockquote = type=3D"cite"><br></blockquote><blockquote type=3D"cite">Wayne = Neily<br></blockquote><blockquote type=3D"cite">Tremont, Kings Co., Nova = Scotia<br></blockquote><blockquote = type=3D"cite"><br></blockquote><blockquote type=3D"cite">"Think = globally, Act locally." - Ren=E9 Dubos, = 1972.<br></blockquote><blockquote = type=3D"cite"><br></blockquote><blockquote = type=3D"cite"><br></blockquote><blockquote = type=3D"cite"><br></blockquote><blockquote = type=3D"cite">------------------------------------------------------------= ------------<br></blockquote><blockquote type=3D"cite">Date: Wed, 1 Oct = 2008 07:59:01 -0300<br></blockquote><blockquote type=3D"cite">To: <a = href=3D"mailto:naturens@chebucto.ns.ca">naturens@chebucto.ns.ca</a><br></b= lockquote><blockquote type=3D"cite">From: <a = href=3D"mailto:maybank@ns.sympatico.ca">maybank@ns.sympatico.ca</a><br></b= lockquote><blockquote type=3D"cite">Subject: [NatureNS] Nova Scotia's = nature and the federal election<br></blockquote><blockquote = type=3D"cite"><br></blockquote><blockquote type=3D"cite">Hi = All;<br></blockquote><blockquote = type=3D"cite"><br></blockquote><blockquote type=3D"cite">I care deeply = for the nature of Nova Scotia, and the environment of the world. = =A0Consequently, it is necessary to get political at times. =A0=A0This = is one of those times.<br></blockquote><blockquote = type=3D"cite"><br></blockquote><blockquote type=3D"cite">I shudder at = the thought of Harper achieving a majority government. =A0The = environment, our culture, and our society will suffer. =A0But how can we = make our anti-Harper votes count? =A0=A0Fortunately, voting = strategically is now much easier. Go to:<br></blockquote><blockquote = type=3D"cite"><br></blockquote><blockquote = type=3D"cite">www.voteforenvironment.com <<a = href=3D"http://www.voteforenvironment.com/">http://www.voteforenvironment.= com/</a>><br></blockquote><blockquote = type=3D"cite"><br></blockquote><blockquote type=3D"cite">It is a = remarkable website that is tracking every riding in the country, and = making up-to-the-minute suggestions on how best to fight = Harper.<br></blockquote><blockquote = type=3D"cite"><br></blockquote><blockquote type=3D"cite">And afterwards, = I urge you to contact your friends, family, colleagues, and everyone on = your e-mail list, and let them know about this web site. =A0If we can = affect the results in some key ridings, who knows what might happen? = =A0=A0Our environment and our society deserve our support. = <br></blockquote><blockquote = type=3D"cite">Respectfully,<br></blockquote><blockquote = type=3D"cite"><br></blockquote><blockquote type=3D"cite">Blake = Maybank<br></blockquote><blockquote type=3D"cite">White's Lake, = NS<br></blockquote><blockquote type=3D"cite"><a = href=3D"mailto:maybank@ns.sympatico.ca">maybank@ns.sympatico.ca</a><br></b= lockquote><blockquote type=3D"cite"><br></blockquote><blockquote = type=3D"cite">------------------------------------------------------------= ------------<br></blockquote><blockquote type=3D"cite">Get your = information fix on your phone. With MSN Mobile you get regular news, = sports and =A0finance updates. Try it today! <<a = href=3D"http://www.msnmobile.ca/">http://www.msnmobile.ca/</a>><br></block= quote><blockquote type=3D"cite"><br></blockquote><blockquote = type=3D"cite"><br></blockquote><br><br></div></blockquote></div><br></div>= </blockquote></div><br></div></div></body></html>= --Boundary_(ID_pcgW18nUDZ3hw6KOE+5oeQ)--
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