The Mudcat Café TM
Thread #48923   Message #737799
Posted By: kendall
26-Jun-02 - 07:49 PM
Thread Name: BS: We save the owls and lose the forests
Subject: RE: BS: We save the owls and lose the forests
The fishermen here in New England have the same mind set; they wont be happy until the last haddock is flopping on HIS deck. They have over fished for decades, now they blame it on the government. I remember hearing the old timers telling about shovelling "ping pongs" over the side by the tons. Ping pongs are under size haddock. That was just before I joined the National Marine fisheries service, and, conservation became necessary. As I understand it, the loggers have cleared off 90% of the old growth redwoods, and now they clamor for the right to "feed their families" by cutting down the remaining 10%. Call me a tree hugger or any other silly meaningless name, I HATE greed, and, when it is combined with stupidity, what you get is wholesale rape of our resources. Sorry for the rave, but, people piss me off. Especially those who don't know what the hell they are talking about.