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My response to the =E2=80=9CWhat good are they?=E2=80=9D (They being =
Atlantic Coastal plains flora.) was that you never know what sort of =
medically beneficial chemicals are waiting to be discovered in some =
plant species and that the rare lants around our lakes are a tourist =
attraction. (True, eh?)=20
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But I=E2=80=99m slow on the draw. We do need to marshal more arguments.
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Re. Brazil and Balsonaro, I cringe. Then I listen to some of the =
complaints some people in Canada make and boy, we may have problems, =
some of =E2=80=98em serious, but we had better appreciate what we have =
and we=E2=80=99d better not take it for granted. A lot of us need to =
look outside, and think.
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From: naturens-owner@chebucto.ns.ca =
[mailto:naturens-owner@chebucto.ns.ca] On Behalf Of Richard Stern
Sent: June 18, 2019 11:02 AM
To: NatureNS
Subject: Re: [NatureNS] Bird Habitats
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Preaching to the choir ......... I'm sure everyone in this and similar =
groups already feel as I do, that habitat is vital to migratory birds =
all along their migration route, and that I enjoy birds because they're =
interesting, beautiful, challenging to ID and photograph, are harbingers =
of environmental change, etc. etc., and that enjoying the great outdoors =
is pleasurable to middle class people like myself. So how do you =
justify/ explain their value in these terms to somebody whose livelihood =
and that of their family depends on working in a pulp mill, or an open =
pit mine, in NS, when there are no other jobs around, or engineering a =
condo block on the Gulf Coast, or growing his meagre crop of wild rice =
in Venezuela, etc. etc. - all of which are threats to the migratory =
birds that nest here in NS? I ask this because I recently had a =
conversation with someone who works in Brazil, and is a supporter of the =
new president (who is a worse environmentalist than Trump), but who told =
me that all his co-workers support him because he promises to improve =
their standard of living, and the long term environment somewhere else =
on the planet is not really relevant to their humdrum and poor quality =
daily lives, --- and I couldn't think of any convincing answers. How do =
others address this issue?
=20
Richard
=20
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Richard Stern,=20
Port Williams, NS, Canada
sternrichard@gmail.com
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D'>My response to the =E2=80=9CWhat good are they?=E2=80=9D (They being =
Atlantic Coastal plains flora.) was that you never know what sort of =
medically beneficial chemicals are waiting to be discovered in some =
plant species and that the rare lants around our lakes are a tourist =
attraction.=C2=A0 (True, eh?) <o:p></o:p></span></p><p =
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D'>But I=E2=80=99m slow on the draw.=C2=A0 We do need to marshal more =
arguments.<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=3DMsoNormal><span =
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style=3D'font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497=
D'>Re. Brazil and Balsonaro, I cringe.=C2=A0 Then I listen to some of =
the complaints some people in Canada make and boy, we may have problems, =
some of =E2=80=98em serious, but we had better appreciate what we have =
and we=E2=80=99d better not take it for granted.=C2=A0 A lot of us need =
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naturens-owner@chebucto.ns.ca [mailto:naturens-owner@chebucto.ns.ca] =
<b>On Behalf Of </b>Richard Stern<br><b>Sent:</b> June 18, 2019 11:02 =
AM<br><b>To:</b> NatureNS<br><b>Subject:</b> Re: [NatureNS] Bird =
Habitats<o:p></o:p></span></p><p =
class=3DMsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><div><div><p =
class=3DMsoNormal>Preaching to the choir ......... I'm sure everyone in =
this and similar groups already feel as I do, that habitat is vital to =
migratory birds all along their migration route, and that I enjoy birds =
because they're interesting, beautiful, challen