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Facing Oblivion, Island Nation Makes Big Sacrifice
Damien1972 writes "Kiribati, a small nation consisting of 33 Pacific island atolls, is forecast to be among the first countries swamped by rising sea levels. Nevertheless, the country recently made an astounding commitment: it closed over 150,000 square miles of its territory to fishing, an activity that accounts for nearly half the government's tax revenue. What moved the tiny country to take this monumental action? President Anote Tong, says Kiribati is sending a message to the world: 'We need to make sacrifices to provide a future for our children and grandchildren.'"
How does this protect their children and grandchildren?
When you're afraid to download music illegally in your own home, then the terrorists have won!
What do you expect from a bunch of island savages?
No folly is more costly than the folly of intolerant idealism. - Winston Churchill
Republicans - gotta love 'em.
No folly is more costly than the folly of intolerant idealism. - Winston Churchill
Troll much?
A government restricts the lives of ordinary, innocent citizens, making them poorer in the process, while the government officials continue on without changing their lifestyles at all.
But they have changed their lifestyle.
Or the government officials make a profit from the change by getting payments (or something else of value) from environmental special interest groups or from the fishermen who use the other, non-restricted territory and have fewer competitors selling fish.
Or? What OR? Are you implying future tense of something you think hasn't happened already?
Governments using unnecessary force against people is oppression, even when the rulers are The Good People and they are doing it for The Good Reasons.
So?
I for one am thankful my government 'oppresses' you from being a murderer.
Is that seriously the argument you are making? Anarchy?
Someone who cared about islanders would suggest they actually solve their problems (in the event those problems actually happen) by building some small seawalls or other simple structures to deal with a modest rise in sea levels. Whining and making ridiculous and destructive spectacles is useless and childish.
And how would that solve the problem at hand?
That would do nothing but keep them above water for a tiny bit longer. 100% off topic.
Try reading the article and get back to us when you have a thought on it. (Or not)
>>>Like what? I'm not a fuel engineer so i'm not sure on the specifics, but there are methods for deriving hydrocarbon equivalents or good enough substitutes from organisms that are only recently dead, biofuels you know, I also have a distinct memory of hearing about some technique to turn CO2 into fuel, that of course is probably something we'll only bother with when the coal run out in a few hundred years.
Well, I stopped reading after this paragraph I quoted. You don't have to be a "fuel engineer" to understand you don't have a clue of what you're talking about. Please go learn some basic, non-high-level, layman's chemistry.