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My children, nieces and nephews are already asking these questions of my
generation. I struggled for years with invented excuses.
Now I can only say - my answer is in the people they have or are
becoming.
I fear everything we do now is too little, too late for the
grandchildren, they will be pioneers in a 'new' life that has to be more
respectful.
Virginia Redden
Port Howe NS
A spark burns down the forest - Ovambo Namibia
Paul Ruggles wrote:
> 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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<font face="Candara">My children, nieces and nephews are already asking
these questions of my generation. I struggled for years with invented
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face="Candara">Now I can only say - my answer is in the people they
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I fear everything we do now is too little, too late for the
grandchildren, they will be pioneers in a 'new' life that has to be
more respectful.<br>
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Virginia Redden<br>
Port Howe NS<br>
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<pre class="moz-signature" cols="100">A spark burns down the forest - Ovambo Namibia</pre>
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Paul Ruggles wrote:
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<pre wrap="">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:
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<pre wrap="">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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