<![CDATA[Grist - Comment Feed for Tar sands are hardly ‘environmentally responsible’]]> Grist Comment Feed en Comment #1 by sindark http://www.grist.org/article/ducks-per-gallon/ Fri, 02 May 2008 04:13:20 -0700 http://www.grist.org/article/ducks-per-gallon/1 Perspective

It's amazing how huge swaths of landscape can get transformed from boreal forest to toxic ponds without a great deal of international media coverage but, when a few hundred ducks perish, suddenly it is front page news everywhere.

Human brains don't seem very well suited to comprehending the magnitude of what we are doing to the planet: from the Three Gorges Dam to climate change.

a sibilant intake of breath

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It's amazing how huge swaths of landscape can get transformed from boreal forest to toxic ponds without a great deal of international media coverage but, when a few hundred ducks perish, suddenly it is front page news everywhere.

Human brains don't seem very well suited to comprehending the magnitude of what we are doing to the planet: from the Three Gorges Dam to climate change.

a sibilant intake of breath

]]> Comment #2 by javaearth http://www.grist.org/article/ducks-per-gallon/ Fri, 02 May 2008 05:11:43 -0700 http://www.grist.org/article/ducks-per-gallon/2 To sindark; Do not divided

Yes, I understand the landscape impact is very bad. However you have to think positively, about 10 years ago no one would have cared about the ducks either. But now our goal is not to divid the issues and tally up which one is more important but to look at the whole picture and realize that killing ducks and destroying land is awful.

We than have to move toward and say what can we do to prevent both horrible acts in the future. Its about us coming to together to make the change. Please do not divid us.

]]> To sindark; Do not divided

Yes, I understand the landscape impact is very bad. However you have to think positively, about 10 years ago no one would have cared about the ducks either. But now our goal is not to divid the issues and tally up which one is more important but to look at the whole picture and realize that killing ducks and destroying land is awful.

We than have to move toward and say what can we do to prevent both horrible acts in the future. Its about us coming to together to make the change. Please do not divid us.

]]> Comment #3 by KarenLOrr http://www.grist.org/article/ducks-per-gallon/ Fri, 02 May 2008 06:36:34 -0700 http://www.grist.org/article/ducks-per-gallon/3 Shut Down the Tar Sands

To find out more about tar sands, read "Buying the Green Movement: Scouring Scum and Tar from the Bottom of the Pit" by Peter Cizek
http://canadiandimension.com/articles/2006/07/07/557/

From the Oil Sands Truth website ~

Oil Sands Truth exists to disseminate information regarding the environmental, social and economic impacts of tar sands development projects being proposed and currently in progress.

Oilsandstruth.org holds the view that nothing short of a full shut down of all related projects in all corners of North America can realistically tackle climate change and environmental devastation.
http://oilsandstruth.org/



]]> Shut Down the Tar Sands

To find out more about tar sands, read "Buying the Green Movement: Scouring Scum and Tar from the Bottom of the Pit" by Peter Cizek
http://canadiandimension.com/articles/2006/07/07/557/

From the Oil Sands Truth website ~

Oil Sands Truth exists to disseminate information regarding the environmental, social and economic impacts of tar sands development projects being proposed and currently in progress.

Oilsandstruth.org holds the view that nothing short of a full shut down of all related projects in all corners of North America can realistically tackle climate change and environmental devastation.
http://oilsandstruth.org/



]]> Comment #4 by Wolverine http://www.grist.org/article/ducks-per-gallon/ Fri, 02 May 2008 08:13:53 -0700 http://www.grist.org/article/ducks-per-gallon/4 Real Solutions

The only effective solution to problems like this is to radically change our lifestyles, beginning with shunning of private motor vehicles.  Otherwise, evil scientists will continue to invent new ways to destroy the Earth in order to power humans' needless crap.

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The only effective solution to problems like this is to radically change our lifestyles, beginning with shunning of private motor vehicles.  Otherwise, evil scientists will continue to invent new ways to destroy the Earth in order to power humans' needless crap.

]]> Comment #5 by morganmghee http://www.grist.org/article/ducks-per-gallon/ Fri, 02 May 2008 10:15:28 -0700 http://www.grist.org/article/ducks-per-gallon/5 Not Really

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"It's amazing how huge swaths of landscape can get transformed from boreal forest to toxic ponds without a great deal of international media"

Not really, considering the current status of media today.  I don't even watch MSM anymore, in the same amount of time I can click on local headlines that are pertinent to me, and all of the other actual headlines from around the world without the sponsor nervous corporate media owners censoring it.  Grist helps out with that, thanks Grist!

]]> Not Really

Perspective
"It's amazing how huge swaths of landscape can get transformed from boreal forest to toxic ponds without a great deal of international media"

Not really, considering the current status of media today.  I don't even watch MSM anymore, in the same amount of time I can click on local headlines that are pertinent to me, and all of the other actual headlines from around the world without the sponsor nervous corporate media owners censoring it.  Grist helps out with that, thanks Grist!

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