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Sangath, www.sangath.com, is looking to build a centre for services, training and research and seeks to buy approx 1500 to 2000 sq mtrs land betweeen Mapusa and Bambolim and surrounding rural areas. Please contact: [email protected] or [email protected] or ph+91-9881499458 http://lists.goanet.org/pipermail/goanet-goanet.org/2009-July/180028.html ------------------------------------------------------------------------ Date: Thu, 30 Jul 2009 15:43:40 +0100 From: Carmen Miranda <[email protected]> In my modest opinion, it is not only the "illegal" conversions of land that should be dealt with severely, but also the *legal.* There should not be any agricultural to urban conversions anymore. Full stop. Mario observes: Carmen, While illegal conversions are clearly actionable immediately, changing the law is a more difficult proposition, but certainly worth a try. On another subject, I suggest you refrain from admitting to modesty when dealing with Goan politicians:-)) Carmen wrote: Given the very serious state of the environment and huge impact of climate change already being felt in many parts of the world, people will soon be wondering where their next meal is coming from. Many rich countries have already started to do so.... The tragedy of Goa is that there are still a lot of people misinformed and others totally ignorant of the most important issue for mankind at this moment in time - GLOBAL WARMING. We are talking about our survival on this planet. Mario observes: While many people and scientists agree with you, and Goanet's intrepid believer that puny humans can control nature, Santosh, can readily provide us with chapter and verse of every credible source which does, I hope you are also aware that there are several reputable scientists who disagree sharply both with the predictions of the extent of future warming, which are all based on computer models, and whether whatever is likely to happen would be catastrophic. One eminent atmospheric physicist from Princeton University, Richard Lindzen, even thinks global warming is likely to be modest and beneficial to humans: http://www.newsweek.com/id/35543 In fact, India has already rejected overtures to join in curbing greenhouse gases along with China, Russia, Brazil, Mexico and a host of less developed countries. http://www.examiner.com/x-3089-LA-Ecopolitics-Examiner~y2009m7d6-China-Russia-Now-India-Reject-Global-Climate-Controls http://www.reuters.com/article/environmentNews/idUSTRE55T65N20090630 Perhaps, rather than spread yourselves too thin, you would make a major contribution to Goa if you were able to roll back illegal development for right now.
