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Subject: Re: stop killing rainforests!
From: Anne Kilmer <viceroy@gate.net>
Organization: Frisky Enterprises
Date: Mon, 22 Feb 99 18:40:03
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All of it, my friends, we must save all of it, not just the rainforests.
And what makes you think that Peru's rainforests are more precious than
Oregon's?
Here in Florida we've nattered on about wetlands (after eagerly draining
the state, first three-quarters of the century) and ignored the
destruction of the dunes, with the scrub jay and its mates, the gopher
tortoise and so forth ... because nobody had the wit to persuade
gardeners that the native greenery was nicer than a grassy lawn.
Oh too late, too late, too late ... or perhaps not.
What do you say, my friends, do you think we can save the dune community
if we all pull together?
As for the rainforest, we need to put our strength into finding
sustainable agriculture techniques, butterfly farms, coffee plantations
etc. that produce wealth without trashing the rainforest. Tourism,
designed by reasonably enlightened folks, can be a blessing.
But rainforests are sexy. How do we save the dunes?
The shadow of a crow flying into the sun is 20 feet wide now, evening
falling, and perhaps our fears are equally exaggerated.
Well, I have a little piece of dune I think I can maybe save ... and, if
your bit is next to it, well, here we go ...
But, to save it, I have to teach a huge hospital to care about red ants.
Let alone scrub jays.
Cheers
Anne Kilmer
South florida
viceroy@gate.net