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Hello all=2C
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It was encouraging to me to note that of the 5-6 Atlantic Region list serve=
s that I am on=2C usually all busy on a Saturday evening=2C only one messag=
e came through during Earth Hour (and that was from a noted conservationist=
=2C so he was likely using a battery-operated computer). Of course=2C that=
does not mean that everyone on the lists turned off their main power suppl=
y for the hour=2C but I hope that enough did so to send a message to our po=
litical leaders=2C who (except for the Green Party) still don't get it. =20
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As people who care about nature and the future=2C we need to inform ourselv=
es as much as possible about the threats to both from continuing to accept =
the mantra of that great Ponzi scheme known as conventional economics that =
"growth is good". As long as we continue to grow the use of the capital of=
the earth's resources (through consumption and degradation) to make money =
for investors=2C we are getting ever closer to disaster=2C as some thinking=
people have realized=2C at least since Limits to Growth was published by t=
he Club of Rome in the 1972. We must try to get the message to politicians=
by all methods. and work to get those elected who really care. End of ser=
mon.
Wayne P. Neily
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Tremont=2C Kings Co.=2C Nova Scotia
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"Think globally=2C Act locally." - Ren=E9 Dubos=2C 1972.=20
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Hello all=2C<BR>
 =3B<BR>
It was encouraging to me to note that of the 5-6 Atlantic Region list serve=
s that I am on=2C usually all busy on a Saturday evening=2C only one messag=
e came through during Earth Hour (and that was from a noted conservationist=
=2C so he was likely using a battery-operated computer). =3B Of course=
=2C that does not mean that everyone on the lists turned off their main pow=
er supply for the hour=2C but I hope that enough did so to send a message t=
o our political leaders=2C who (except for the Green Party) still don't get=
it. =3B <BR>
 =3B<BR>
As people who care about nature and the future=2C we need to inform ourselv=
es as much as possible about the threats to both from continuing to accept =
the mantra of that great Ponzi scheme known as conventional economics that =
"growth is good". =3B As long as we continue to grow the =3Buse&nbs=
p=3Bof the capital of the earth's resources (through consumption and degrad=
ation) to make money for investors=2C we are getting ever closer to disaste=
r=2C as some thinking people have realized=2C at least since <EM>Limits to =
Growth</EM> was published by the Club of Rome in the 1972. =3B We must =
try to get the message to politicians by all methods. and work to get those=
elected who really care. =3B End of sermon.<BR><BR><BR>
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