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Index of Subjects John And Nhung, Too many Canadians appear indifferent to global warming. Elie Wiesel, the Holocaust survivor, believed that indifference was the manifestation of evil. I suppose we are "just" indifferent - not really evil. A generation from now our grandchildren will ask - When you knew what was happening, why didn't you do something about it? I'm glad I won't have to answer that question. On 2014-01-12, at 11:37 AM, John and Nhung wrote: > Well-said, Paul. In my book, environmental interests and long-term economic > ones coincide. The conflicts are with shorter-term economic interests. > > We owe a lot of our good fortune to the foresight and sacrifices of people > who came before us. Right now, we are still in a good position to make > sacrifices for the well-being of others, both in future generations and in > less-fortunate parts of the world. > > Will we be able to say that a generation from now? > > -----Original Message----- > From: naturens-owner@chebucto.ns.ca [mailto:naturens-owner@chebucto.ns.ca] > On Behalf Of Paul Ruggles > Sent: January-12-14 11:10 AM > To: naturens@chebucto.ns.ca > Subject: [NatureNS] governance and science > > James and Darrell, > > The terrible truth is that political leaders continue to make decisions > based on the idea that business interests trump environmental interests. The > Liberals destroyed Newfoundland Cod and the Conservatives have set their > sights even higher. I'm afraid it will be some time before appropriate > concern for the environment will replace defunct political ideas. > > I guess we get what we deserve. > > Paul Ruggles. >
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