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Originally Posted by gmc
If it hadn't been for the likes of the sierra club and early environmentalists then you would have no national parks at all.
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That was then. Those organizations in those days were not the same as they are today.
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You need to ask who runs the country people or big companies. .
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Big Environmentalism is as bad as Big Business. As part of a
local grassroots group I have personally witnessed the ugly side of these (sometimes non profit) environmental groups.
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The dust bowl disasters were al lesson in what can happen if you don't think about what you do to the environment. You can't replace what you destroy.
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I submit that some of what is being done today in the name of "the environment" will be proved to have been as bad as some of the "evil" practices used in the past that were also promoted (at the time) as being good.
It's not as simple as
them or
us, the
environment or
developement,
good or
bad. Though
They would like you to believe this.
People are trying the sustainable thing in a small community near me. I attended the first meeting, curious to see if the members of the community knew what was going on. The old timers were very aware that a bunch of "newcomers" (and out of the area people who attended as well) were trying to foist an agenda on them.
I've done a bit of research on this "sustainability" thing. While many of their ideas are good, there is an element that has an agenda and it isn't people friendly. The general public should be aware of this.