Unfortunately politicians thrive on double standards!
It would be an interesting calculation - and I suspect totally impossible to
do - to figure out whether the reduction in greenhouse gases resulting from
a wind farm will save more wildlife than would be killed by that wind farm
directly.
On 4/8/06, John Leonard <> wrote:
>
> Of course the good thing is that now a precedent has been set of refusing
> a
> major development for the sake of a rare bird, then perhaps we can point
> double-standards when, predictabley, the Minister will refuse to save
> old-growth forest from the loggers because of the bird species living
> there.
>
> John Leonard
>
> On 4/7/06, Bill Stent <> wrote:
> >
> > Hi Anthea
> >
> > It's at
> > http://www.theage.com.au/news/opinion/this-isnt-about-a-parrot/2006/04/0
> > 6/1143916656387.html
> >
> > (you might find that that lengthy address needs to be pieced back
> > together)
> >
> > Bill
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From:
> > On Behalf Of brian fleming
> > Sent: Friday, 7 April 2006 9:55 PM
> > To: bird
> > Subject: [birding-aus] Sean Dooley comments on windfarm in The Age
> > (Melbourne
> >
> > Sean Dooley writes in _The Age_ of Friday 7 April 2006 /"This isn't
> > about a parrot, it's opportunistic political bastardry./"
> > Well said, Sean, and I wish I could have put it so well. If I knew how
> > to include a hyperlink I would, but perhaps some other kind reader will
> > do so. Meanwhile, fellow birders, read it.
> >
> > Anthea Fleming
> > Ivanhoe, Vic.
> > www.birding-aus.org
> > birding-aus.blogspot.com
> >
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