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Index of Subjects Good point, Paul. It struck me in another way, in the course of a little job in the Mekong Delta back in 2009. I noticed that at high tide, the water overflowed the floors of some of the houses near the canals, and the subdistrict with whom we had worked since '03 told us they were going to have to re-build their office on higher ground for the same reason. Not that there was much higher ground around. And unlike some of us, they are bright enough not to build in areas which normally get flooded by tidewater. These people didn't ask for what's coming. -----Original Message----- From: naturens-owner@chebucto.ns.ca [mailto:naturens-owner@chebucto.ns.ca] On Behalf Of Paul Ruggles Sent: January-12-14 1:25 PM To: naturens@chebucto.ns.ca Subject: Re: [NatureNS] governance and science 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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