12-13-2016, 06:52 AM
176,000 vehicle-trips... it doesn't seem like a fair comparison.
MarkP -
Yes, it was an off the cuff remark I made that was not very well stated. The point I wanted to make was that protectors pollute the mountain more than the TMT, and are more like an oil pipeline themselves. Perhaps I should have said something like "How many TMT's would it take to equal one leaking Protector's 4x4?"
millions of tourists... can cause more substantial damage.
widen the existing road...
for things like electricity purposes...
dust retardants...
high altitude helicopter landing pads...
gypsy, have you seen study that called for any of the expanded infrastructure you listed for Mauna Kea? If not, why stop there? What if the astronomers start blasting Pink Floyd and use their lasers for a light show to attract even more tourists? 2 million, then 3 million, with Chinese investment in the TMT it could be 100 million? Per month!
How does any of this type of continued development encourage or protect Hawaiian Cultural Practices and Traditions?
Your guess is as good as mine.
"One may pretend knowledge of philosophy more successfully than that of arithmetic." -Last Aphorisms (or how about, one may pretend knowledge with an opinion more successfully than with facts)
MarkP -
Yes, it was an off the cuff remark I made that was not very well stated. The point I wanted to make was that protectors pollute the mountain more than the TMT, and are more like an oil pipeline themselves. Perhaps I should have said something like "How many TMT's would it take to equal one leaking Protector's 4x4?"
millions of tourists... can cause more substantial damage.
widen the existing road...
for things like electricity purposes...
dust retardants...
high altitude helicopter landing pads...
gypsy, have you seen study that called for any of the expanded infrastructure you listed for Mauna Kea? If not, why stop there? What if the astronomers start blasting Pink Floyd and use their lasers for a light show to attract even more tourists? 2 million, then 3 million, with Chinese investment in the TMT it could be 100 million? Per month!
How does any of this type of continued development encourage or protect Hawaiian Cultural Practices and Traditions?
Your guess is as good as mine.
"One may pretend knowledge of philosophy more successfully than that of arithmetic." -Last Aphorisms (or how about, one may pretend knowledge with an opinion more successfully than with facts)
"I'm at that stage in life where I stay out of discussions. Even if you say 1+1=5, you're right - have fun." - Keanu Reeves