<![CDATA[Grist - Comment Feed for Costa Rica and Guatemala deals could point to common ground on climate crisis]]> Grist Comment Feed en Comment #1 by Biodiversivist http://www.grist.org/article/bush-swaps-debt-for-nature/ Wed, 17 Oct 2007 05:43:38 -0700 http://www.grist.org/article/bush-swaps-debt-for-nature/1 Now this is a positive sign

Relieving poverty (sharing wealth) by sending billions of dollars to third world countries to protect forests really appeals to me.

In the end, it all comes down to biodiversity. Poison Darts--Protecting the biodiversity of our world

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Relieving poverty (sharing wealth) by sending billions of dollars to third world countries to protect forests really appeals to me.

In the end, it all comes down to biodiversity. Poison Darts--Protecting the biodiversity of our world

]]> Comment #2 by RowBearTow http://www.grist.org/article/bush-swaps-debt-for-nature/ Wed, 17 Oct 2007 10:00:53 -0700 http://www.grist.org/article/bush-swaps-debt-for-nature/2 interesting...

This is the same President Bush that has fought so hard to vanquish our roadless areas? It all sounds great, and necessary, but lets not pat ourselves on the back just yet. How about protecting forests and rivers from industry and development here in our own backyard? Well at least I know that next time my favorite hiking spot is swallowed up by urban sprawl, a swath of Costa Rica will persevere.  

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This is the same President Bush that has fought so hard to vanquish our roadless areas? It all sounds great, and necessary, but lets not pat ourselves on the back just yet. How about protecting forests and rivers from industry and development here in our own backyard? Well at least I know that next time my favorite hiking spot is swallowed up by urban sprawl, a swath of Costa Rica will persevere.  

]]> Comment #3 by Biodiversivist http://www.grist.org/article/bush-swaps-debt-for-nature/ Wed, 17 Oct 2007 10:27:17 -0700 http://www.grist.org/article/bush-swaps-debt-for-nature/3 True that

He would drill in the ANWR at the drop of a hat.

In the end, it all comes down to biodiversity. Poison Darts--Protecting the biodiversity of our world

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He would drill in the ANWR at the drop of a hat.

In the end, it all comes down to biodiversity. Poison Darts--Protecting the biodiversity of our world

]]> Comment #4 by jwilliamp http://www.grist.org/article/bush-swaps-debt-for-nature/ Wed, 17 Oct 2007 12:22:28 -0700 http://www.grist.org/article/bush-swaps-debt-for-nature/4 bush bash

This is a great thing and something that we have been supporting for a long time.  Why can't a job well done be recognized as a job well done in preserving something beautiful in a very positive way with opportunities for duplication?  It seems that the core of the article is that President Bush is still the bad guy.  The ADM and Cargill examples have nothing to do with him; talk to your Minnesota legislature if you have a problem with what they are doing.  It is the states that are giving huge subsidies by way of Congress; not the president.  In fact, his ranch is about the most sustainable living area in the US so it is unfair to say that he is against environmental protection.  I say, if the administration receives positive accolades for doing positive things, they are far more likely to repeat them rather than being villified even if they do what is right.  Keep it up Mr. President and do MORE.

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This is a great thing and something that we have been supporting for a long time.  Why can't a job well done be recognized as a job well done in preserving something beautiful in a very positive way with opportunities for duplication?  It seems that the core of the article is that President Bush is still the bad guy.  The ADM and Cargill examples have nothing to do with him; talk to your Minnesota legislature if you have a problem with what they are doing.  It is the states that are giving huge subsidies by way of Congress; not the president.  In fact, his ranch is about the most sustainable living area in the US so it is unfair to say that he is against environmental protection.  I say, if the administration receives positive accolades for doing positive things, they are far more likely to repeat them rather than being villified even if they do what is right.  Keep it up Mr. President and do MORE.

]]> Comment #5 by GonzoDon http://www.grist.org/article/bush-swaps-debt-for-nature/ Wed, 17 Oct 2007 14:35:26 -0700 http://www.grist.org/article/bush-swaps-debt-for-nature/5 My ten cents' worth

$26 million more going for the conservation of Costa Rica's rainforests is a wonderful thing. Thanks for posting this good news; it's difficult to find inspiring environmental news these days so I'm pleased when some is broadcast widely.

That said, the cynic in me wonders how quickly $26 million dollars-worth of conservation progress (equivalent to less than 10 cents per person in the U.S.) will be undercut by population growth and the corresponding ecological pressures on the surrounding environment in Central America (including population/hunting/harvesting pressures on these very rainforests themselves.)  

Ten cents from each person in the U.S. for family planning in Latin America might have an even bigger positive impact over the long term.  Just a thought.  

People who care about the earth obviously need to work on multiple fronts, including this kind of on-the-ground conservation work by wonderful groups like TNC.  But, in my mind, the real 'unsung environmental heroes' in today's world are those who have only one child of their own, or none.

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$26 million more going for the conservation of Costa Rica's rainforests is a wonderful thing. Thanks for posting this good news; it's difficult to find inspiring environmental news these days so I'm pleased when some is broadcast widely.

That said, the cynic in me wonders how quickly $26 million dollars-worth of conservation progress (equivalent to less than 10 cents per person in the U.S.) will be undercut by population growth and the corresponding ecological pressures on the surrounding environment in Central America (including population/hunting/harvesting pressures on these very rainforests themselves.)  

Ten cents from each person in the U.S. for family planning in Latin America might have an even bigger positive impact over the long term.  Just a thought.  

People who care about the earth obviously need to work on multiple fronts, including this kind of on-the-ground conservation work by wonderful groups like TNC.  But, in my mind, the real 'unsung environmental heroes' in today's world are those who have only one child of their own, or none.

]]> Comment #6 by LandMan http://www.grist.org/article/bush-swaps-debt-for-nature/ Wed, 17 Oct 2007 22:09:06 -0700 http://www.grist.org/article/bush-swaps-debt-for-nature/6 kind of cool

Costa Rica was planning on defaulting on their debt anyway. This sounds like a way that provided both countries a way to save face, at least it was to the benefit of nature.

Land_Man

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Costa Rica was planning on defaulting on their debt anyway. This sounds like a way that provided both countries a way to save face, at least it was to the benefit of nature.

Land_Man

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