09-10-2008, 03:19 AM
Actually, it IS a threat-- as I see it Res 731 is greasing the skids for big agri-business to tear up Hawaii for ethanol production, and to do so with the aid of taxpayer money. There is a tremendous pressure to get these businesses started--including one fund I'm aware of offering a 1 million dollar finders fee?!??! for the property. If they're that serious I expect the legislature has had a bit of contact as well.
I think a certain level of robust criticism is warranted, targeting those who seem to be dangerously close to profiteering at the planet's expense while masquerading as a ecologist of sorts. This, to my mind is the worst one could do. There is a growing sales pitch out there that is making a lot of money with "feel good" environmentalism, selling the notion that you can save the planet in a very comfortable manner, with very minimal personal investment. . .and very dangerous this idea is.
Still, I'll make an attempt to keep the critique more civil. I'm prone to more passion than tact.
I think a certain level of robust criticism is warranted, targeting those who seem to be dangerously close to profiteering at the planet's expense while masquerading as a ecologist of sorts. This, to my mind is the worst one could do. There is a growing sales pitch out there that is making a lot of money with "feel good" environmentalism, selling the notion that you can save the planet in a very comfortable manner, with very minimal personal investment. . .and very dangerous this idea is.
Still, I'll make an attempt to keep the critique more civil. I'm prone to more passion than tact.