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Index of Subjects Bring it on Wayne, my feeling is that this group is for anything nature related.. Helene On Tue, Jun 5, 2012 at 4:35 AM, Wayne P. Neily <neilyornis@hotmail.com> wrote: > Hello all, > > Happy World Environment Day! Although the Canadian government seems to have > forgotten it and the Canadian Environment Week that was based around it, > this is the 40th one and it is still celebrated around the world, at least > in countries that do not consider environmentalists as the enemy. Here is a > link for more information. > http://www.greeningtheblue.org/event/world-environment-day-5-june-2012 > > > It is difficult to celebrate this in Canada with our environmental > protection laws under attack by the Harper oleocracy, but it is a reminder > for any who care about the future to at least let your MP know that you are > not happy about the destruction of the Environmental Impact Assessment > process and the weakening of endangered species and aquatic and marine > habitat protection. There must be some Conservatives who understand what > they are doing and who care more about the survival of living things than > blindly following a political leader who shows such contempt for Parliament, > science, and democracy. Don't forget the Senators, who are less under the > control of the P.M. > > I had better stop here before I get my knuckles rapped for bringing politics > into this list. Let me assure any concerned that I would be just as > critical of any other party or leader who tried to undo the progress of the > past 40 years of environmental legislation. There are, of course, > improvements that could be made to these laws and the EIA process, but the > way the government is hiding its changes in a budget bill shows that they do > not want public debate or informed comment to improve the laws. > > Wayne P. Neily > Tremont, Kings Co., Nova Scotia > > "Think globally, Act locally." - René Dubos, 1972. -- Helene Van Doninck DVM Cobequid Wildlife Rehabilitation Centre RR#1 Brookfield NS B0N1C0 902-893-0253 birdvet@hotmail.com www.cwrc.net
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