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Dear Sust-Mar list, Oct. 4 I moderate a cross-Canada oceans list (which any of you are welcome to join); just e-mail me if you would like to be added to the list or if you would like to see our "mission statement" (which has been getting some rave reviews lately:-) One recent posting is worth sharing with you is a letter that I hope many of you will want to sign on to. See below! all the best, jan ****************************************** Dear Oceans list, Sept. 23 Please sign on to this letter, preferably on behalf of a group, by Oct. 24. To sign on, send your name, address (and phone # and the name of your group) to Mark Butler of the Ecology Action Centre in Halifax: Mark Butler <ar427@chebucto.ns.ca>. Actually, even better than e-mailing your endorsement would be to print off a copy of the letter and to sign and send it to Mark at: the Ecology Action Centre, 1568 Argyle St., Ste. 31, Halifax, NS, B3J 2B3. (429-2202). The EAC is having a membership drive now; it is important that the EAC keep up its numbers to facilitate its important work. all the best, Jan ************************************************************** To: The Honourable Ralph Goodale Minister of Natural Resources, Canada Ottawa, Ontario, Canada K1A 0E4 Fax: 613 996 4516 <goodar@parl.gc.ca> The Honourable Gordon Balser Minister Responsible for the Petroeum Directorate PO Box 2664 Halifax, NS B3J 3P7 <balsergo@gov.ns.ca> The undersigned are deeply concerned about the present proceedure followed by the CNSOPB (Canada-Nova Scotia Offshore Petroleum Board) in the bidding process for offshore petroleum licences. We ask your government to take the following two steps: 1)Halt the bidding process immediately... that is halt the issuing calls for bids and exploration licences; and 2)Upon halting the bidding process initiate a process to determine which areas are too ecologically sensitive (or too economically important) to open up to petroLeum exploitation and designate these areas as closed to petroeum activity. The reason we are requesting that you take the above two measures is because it is our assessment that some areas of the ocean are too ecologically fragile and/or too economically important to the fishery to open up to oil and gas exploitation. All present calls for bids and exploration licences are issued without consideration of whether all or part of the area up for bid should indeed be opened up. As regards one particular site, we are asking the Government of Canada to revoke NS98-2 Parcel 1, a 600,000 acre petroleum exploration permit which begins at the shoreline between Port Hood and Cheticamp and extends into the Northumberland Strait and includes spawning grounds for lobster, herring, etc. Sincerely, -*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*-*- You received this because you are subscribed to "sust-mar", the Sustainable Maritimes mailing list. To unsubscribe, send email to <majordomo@chebucto.ns.ca> with "unsubscribe sust-mar" (without quotes) as the body of your message. To post a message to sust-mar subscribers, send it to <sust-mar@chebucto.ns.ca> Posts that are off-topic or excessive length (10K) will be rejected. For help contact <sust-mar-owner@chebucto.ns.ca> Archives: http://www.chebucto.ns.ca/lists/sust-mar
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