The Hook

Wow!

Very impressive!!

They've found, how many now, two environmentalists that are against David Suzuki position on supporting the Liberals CO2 tax.

Surely there must be a few others; somewhere!!!

Not Necessarily, puppyg

Many places and many people are changing their minds and adopting environmentally progressive policies.

Arnold Schwarzenegger of California, Gordon Campbell in BC and Michael Bloomberg in New York. Just because they take up this issue doesn't automatically mean that there is something other than sincerity in their motivations.

http://www.nytimes.com/2007/04/23/nyregion/23mayor.html?_r=1&scp=2&sq=25-Year%20Blueprint%20for%20a%20Greener%20City&st=cse

or;

_ http://tiny.cc/ZO8Ya

Excellent!

The Greenie-NDP rift is still a leading story!

Excellent!

I guess they didn't make her an offer

I guess the Liberals forgot to make Sherod an offer. Or maybe they did and she turned them down. Environmentalists who live in more expensive places that Nelson were less able to afford to do that.

Vahalla Wilderness

In the big scheme of things, this is a small story, but well worth relaying.

The 2009 Liberal budget slashed $5 million dollars from the parks. In the Kootenay's this translated into 4 of the 6 Park Rangers being laid off permanently.

The Rangers looked after the wilderness campsites on Slocan Lake and the hiking trails in the Vahalla Wilderness. These same Rangers also looked after the hiking trails and camping sites at Kokanee Glacier park.

Their budget was cut so severely that the Rangers have even lost their truck. They are now assigned to an office in Nelson and are unable to service these beautiful, natural areas.

There is nobody left to maintain trails, clean the campsites, remove garbage, or empty the outhouses.

I wonder how many other natural areas of BC are also suffering from this senseless budget cut?

"They've found, how many now, two environmentalists"...

...who support Campbell's gas tax, Suzuki and Berman. Wow!

Rman.......

Mr. Foy and the WCWC say Campbell is walking talking oil slick....

Alexandra Morton is in disgust with Campbell....
Now the Vahalla enviromental group are in disgust with Campbelll....

That is more than 2...........that is 3 high profile organizations........

Forests ethics and Berman are one in the same(a one person show)

Suzuki and Ian bruce are one in the same....

Yesterdays "conservation voters" aren`t even a group,they show up every 4 years and endorse A few people,they don`t have anything but a web site!

Pembina/Suzuki/Berman/Conservation votres/.......
not one of these groups have endorsed Gordon Campbell,they might like the carbon tax but they sure don`t like Gordon Campbell........
In the end,the Greens won`t pick up any votes,in the ends Gordon Campbell won`t get any green votes,the benefactor of the enviro`s fighting will mean extra votes going for the NDP.
The useless Carbon tax is costing Campbell 10% of his base vote,add corruption,Patrick Kinsella,pay raises,ROR,Indian recognition act and it is all over for Campbell.

NDP 55 seats 1 independent ---29 Liberals seats.....

Cheers-Eyes Wide Open

thanks kootenay

Geez, the Liberals are just one environmental disaster after another working their way toward back-rupting this province. Just a couple of years back they were proclaiming that the minimum-wage jobs in the tourism sector would save us all. The Olympics are going to save us all. When the price of driving and flying goes way back up who will afford to come to BC then? What tourists are going to want to come to a BC with no old growth trees, no salmon, no rivers, no clean parks, 3/4 of its Interior forests beetle-killed, astronomical crime rates - nothing left unmolested?

The very brown Gordon Campbell loves to promote low paying tourism jobs as a way of increasing employment. Here are some of the many low-paying jobs available in the tourism industry:

Banquet Server
Bartender
Concierge
Cook
Food and Beverage Manager
Food Service Counter Attendant
Front Desk Agent
Gas Station Attendant
Snow cat Groomer
Housekeeping Room Attendant
Lift Operator
Food and Beverage Server
Outdoor Adventure Guide
Patroller
Condo Maintenance
Hotel and Condo Laundry Service
Rental Technician
Ski/Snowboard Instructor
Sous-Chef
Special Events Coordinator - Ski Resort
Ticket Seller
Fast Food clerk and cook
Tour Guide

Tourism is a dirty industry. It uses a very high rate of fuel and energy for little actual product. Transportation for tourists is a dirty business - from fishing boats, tour boats, & cruise ships to airplanes, jets & helicopters, to motor homes, motorcycles & rental cars. Tourists also do lots of consuming of heavily packaged travel goods and foods. Many require hotel and motel rooms which require great gobs of additional energy per person to build, maintain and to heat and cool.

Tourism: eco or not is not green, but is it too much for BC tax payers expect to go to one of their parks in the Kootenays and be able to find a BC Forest Service person who is actually paid to visit and maintain the forest on a regular basis? Is it too much?

Systematic Destruction

I've searched around a bit on the web to find out more about staffing our parks.

In 2005 the Liberals promised to hire an additional 50 Park Rangers, but only hired 10. They started cutting Rangers as soon as they were elected in 2001. In 2007 there were 40% less Rangers than in 2001.

This information from 2005 regarding Manning Park shows what little concern/understanding the Liberals have for protecting our Park system. Manning Park is 91,000 hectares and receives 900,000 visitors per year. It has ONE Full Time Ranger and 3 season Rangers.

In contrast, Alberta's Kananaski park employees 75 Full Time Rangers and 19 Seasonal Rangers.

I guess its pretty much open season in parks, with nobody on the ground to regulate whats going on I guess you can chop down a few trees, poach an elk or two, do a little mining, there is nobody there to oversee what the hell is going on!

Trust me, I care about the environment and I want to make sure the wilderness is there for my Children and Grandchildren to enjoy. Love Gordon.

R/man

To Use you comment,"Many places and many people are changing their minds and adopting environmentally progressive policies". Yeah right! In politics if you see the people move in a certain direction, get in front and pretend you are leading a parade. Can I use the term "crass political opportunism" again?

A "Green" and Friendlier BC?

No thanks to Campbell or the foundation as province along with the Olympics has done little to make the big ticket item the Olympics "Green" and "Friendly".
As it clear the Olympics is an environmental hazard waiting to happen and its just seems strange for a province so committed to the environment to be holding the event and while building major highways. Along with the Zusuki foundation supporting Campbell who promotes such endeavors such as Oil Exploration on Water and the destroying of Wildlife and Fish and Forestory and the Oil Sands Operations and the Olympics to name a few.
http://greenhorizon.rec.org/archive/volume1-1-june2004/insight-greece.html
I not sure where Suzuki is coming from as despite knowing children's futures are in serious jepordy in BC he endoreses Campbell personally. Campbell's committments to keeping BC's Children the hardest hit in the Country as they go without lifes necessities was also a turnon to Suzuki. So I find the man a real weirdo as he promotes the environment for future generations yet could care less about todays children.

Make that Two Weird Ones

As one has to admit the so called specialist have a real strange way of ensuring the environment is all that it can as much harm is done. BC dosen't even make the grade when it comes to conservation yet you have the foundation and Zusuki.
Big coporations and major polluters get off scott free while taxing the poor motorist to get off the road as TILMA ensures they need not be discouraged from such pollution as not to hinder business.
And if that isn't WEIRD I don't know what is?
Get those polluters of the road those penis extensions as no amount of tax will discourate that sort of ego driven behaviour as autos companies sell environmental disasters.

WCWC VS PowerUP Canada

Lets see:

WCWC Membership = approx 30,000

Powerup Memberhsip = approx 300? (I don't know honestly)

Passing the buck or better yet the bill?

On to taxpayers along with the environmental damage of Gateway and the Olympics to name a few big contenders who know no boundaries. As politicians like Campbell let them off the hook as profits rule the day along with environmental deregulation.
http://www.wildernesscommittee.org/campaigns/communities/gateway

And so much for that train of thought

When the trains are half empty and never even mind that as clearly the carbon tax was not thought out but was needed to help with Olympic costs which is Mr. Campbell's priority and the province his vehicle to spend on big tickets items with little return.
I see electric cars as more the primary mode of transport while trains continue to transport those without vehicles.

And I don't know if you want more of the same old transportation as new technology forges forth with innovation as makes them old news like the steam engine. And is this the best mode of transportation? Which kinda makes me wonder why business would get involved with a losing proposition such as public transportation and make it profitable? Like a 100 cops to man the trains, smart move or the gates to stop the public from getting that much needed ride. Way to go as it stands your going to have another over priced like the Olympics and the Liberals parties or events nobody wants to partake in.