That's not a government decision or policy gone awry, it's an error made by a government employee or agent in the implementation of an action.
That horrendous situation says nothing to whether the government is the best organ to protect the environment or to make decisions regarding it. Cheers, frank On October 25, 2015 4:49:44 PM EDT, "P.J. Alling" <[email protected]> wrote: >Based on the track records, Governments are a poor choice to make such >decisions. I think the Navaho would say the Government should go to >Hell based on recent events on their reservation. A mining company >would never have made such a stupid mistake and if they had they could >be sued. > >http://www.nytimes.com/2015/08/11/us/durango-colorado-mine-spill-environmental-protection-agency.html?_r=0 > >On 10/25/2015 4:24 PM, knarf wrote: >> I'm not a "let the government do everything" type of guy (despite a >general perception to the contrary). I am against a pervasive >government interfering in our day-to-day lives. >> >> But who better than the government to decide on environmental and >land use issues like this? And if not the government, then who else? >> >> Chopping down an entire mountain has (to say the least) rather far >reaching and long term consequences. Interested parties go far beyond >private land owners; society at large has a say in something like this. >> >> Cheers, >> >> frank >> >> On October 25, 2015 3:52:14 PM EDT, Bill ><[email protected]> wrote: >>> On 10/25/2015 12:25 PM, knarf wrote: >>>> The Government should decide. >>>> >>> Ouch. >>> I hope not. -- "Sharpness is a bourgeois concept." -- Henri Cartier-Bresson Sent from my Android device with K-9 Mail. Please excuse my brevity. -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List [email protected] http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net to UNSUBSCRIBE from the PDML, please visit the link directly above and follow the directions.
