tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20358187.post117141146358242409..comments2023-10-22T09:18:16.885-04:00Comments on Far and Wide: British Columbia's Bold PlanSteve Vhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04871113039374739208noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20358187.post-1171461594732225892007-02-14T08:59:00.000-05:002007-02-14T08:59:00.000-05:00I have been critical of Campbell's doings on the e...I have been critical of Campbell's doings on the environment and remain so - those coal plants should be cancelled not offset. <BR/><BR/>Carbon sequestration is laudable but when you're talking coal you are also talking about particulates, about sulphur and about mercury. Planting trees won't help mercury and could be hindered by rain containing sulphur acids.Mark Dowlinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01399115211805036553noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20358187.post-1171438491022065562007-02-14T02:34:00.000-05:002007-02-14T02:34:00.000-05:00With this gov't its about reserving judgement, sin...With this gov't its about reserving judgement, since there has been a lot of high fallutin' promises in the past -- they were going to fix health care, too, in the last throne speech. Finance minister Taylor, a true liberal, has done some amazing things but there are too many pin-striped tories in this group.<BR/>While it may be refreshing to hear some people on the right now taking up the environmental torch, the worry is that they are just co-opting the message with the intention to tamper lightly, making sure profit margins remain the same on the same ol' industrial evils... For these kinds of politicians, its about one mandate at a time.rockfishhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02835472375196889875noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20358187.post-1171419315896162292007-02-13T21:15:00.000-05:002007-02-13T21:15:00.000-05:00This sounds ambitious and no doubt won't be easy, ...This sounds ambitious and no doubt won't be easy, but it is definitely a step in the right direction. I hope other provinces follow too and the federal government as well follows. I think Gordon Campbell will do all he can to achieve the targets and although he won't be premier by then, there will be a lot of pressure on his successor, whoever they may be and whatever party it is to follow through.<BR/><BR/>Considering the BC Liberals are a coalition of federal Liberals and Conservatives, I hope some of the federal Conservatives active in the BC Liberals put the same pressure on the federal government.Monkey Loves to Fighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05122291567543761919noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20358187.post-1171418460309562102007-02-13T21:01:00.000-05:002007-02-13T21:01:00.000-05:00With Christy Clark and Joyce Murray joining Dion o...With Christy Clark and Joyce Murray joining Dion on the Liberal front benches soon, the Grits are slowly starting to flush their environmental policy into something concrete.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-20358187.post-1171412619365737132007-02-13T19:23:00.000-05:002007-02-13T19:23:00.000-05:00Mostly talk it may be but Campbell's talk has almo...Mostly talk it may be but Campbell's talk has almost always translated into action that comes reasonably close to the tenor of the talk. Almost always I've been opposed to what he both says and does but today I am impressed and heartened.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com