From the Bluefield DAily Telegraph West Viriginia
Published: February 02, 2010 10:21 pm
No to windmills: Board blocks turbine project
TAZEWELL, Va. - The passage of a tall structure ordinance Tuesday by the Tazewell County Board of Supervisors has left the fate of a wind turbine farm for East River Mountain in Limbo.
The supervisors voted 3-2 to approve the so-called ridgeline protection ordinance, which essentially prohibits the development of structures more than 40 feet in height along certain protected ridgelines, including East River Mountain and Burkes Garden.
Ryan Frazier, a spokesman for Dominion, said the company will evaluate its options.
Mike Hymes, the board's Southern District supervisor, cast the deciding vote Tuesday.Hymes said the wind turbines have generated too much controversy and will create too little public revenue.
For a complete report of the meeting, see Wednesday's Daily Telegraph.
Wednesday, February 3, 2010
CBC Program Sunday Feb. 14
CBC's Land and Sea program that will air on Sunday Feb. 14 is said to be about, at least in part, Digby County
Tuesday, February 2, 2010
Our Economic System Needs a Re-Write
When greed trumps need
Author: Capitalism needs a rewrite
By BRUCE ERSKINE Business Reporter
The Chronicle Herald
Tue. Feb 2 - 4:53 AM
Raj Patel: ‘Modern capitalism is the anti-market.’ (ANDREA ISMERT)
RAJ PATEL, author of The Value of Nothing, a critique of the market-driven capitalist system that came crashing down in 2008, is all for markets.
"I love markets," said the author, academic and social activist who wrote the best selling Stuffed and Starved: Markets, Power and the Hidden Battle for the World’s Food System, in an interview from Toronto on Monday.
"We need venues for exchange and co-operation and trust," he said.
"The trouble is that modern capitalism is the anti-market. . . . It enables a few people to concentrate a great deal of power and to shove onto the rest of the world not only the consequences of their ill-advised risks but also the certainties of the ways in which they exploit nature, exploit labour — and in particular women’s labour — and kick into the future questions around environmental sustainability that our children are going to have to suffer."
A London, England, native who recently became a U.S. citizen, Mr. Patel, 38, holds a master’s degree from the London School of Economics and a doctorate in development sociology from Cornell University.
A visiting scholar in the Center for African Studies at the University of California, Berkeley, who has worked for the World Bank and consulted for the United Nations, Mr. Patel will speak at Saint Mary’s University on Thursday as part of the university’s annual International Week, which is focusing this year on food security.
Through a wealth of historical data, some familiar and some obscure, The Value of Nothing traces the development of a capitalist system characterized by markets that are driven by profit rather than by need.
"The flaw at the heart of markets is essentially the idea that profit and corporations should govern the valuation of things and that everyone else should stand aside," he said.
Mr. Patel said the way to correct that situation, and the ills it has visited upon the world, is through more democratic control of markets as has been practised by La Via Campesina, an international peasant movement founded in 1993 by a number of American and European farmer groups that he cites at length in his book.
"The solution is to exercise more democratic control over markets by regulating, constraining and debating what it is that should be markets in the first place and allowing markets to proceed only after we’ve figured ways of living within our economic means and living with the consequences of our actions," he said.
Mr. Patel acknowledged that changing the current entrenched paradigm won’t be easy, but he sees encouraging examples of new market thinking all around.
"I’m certainly seeing a distrust of authority," he said, citing the anger in Canada about Stephen Harper’s unilateral decision to suspend Parliament.
He pointed to grassroots efforts to deal with the issue of hunger in North America as an example of new market thinking.
"In North America now, there are nearly 100 food policy councils where city officials and community activists and farmers and small businesses are getting together to figure out how to banish hunger," said Mr. Patel, who noted that one in six Americans goes hungry despite that country’s wealth.
"I’m realistic about the balance of power right now but I also see in this network of social movements that’s happening around the world real constructive solutions and the real force of organizing that I think is quite exciting."
( berskine@herald.ca)
‘The flaw at the heart of markets is essentially the idea that profit and corporations should govern the valuation of things and that everyone else should stand aside.’
RAJ PATELAuthor
Author: Capitalism needs a rewrite
By BRUCE ERSKINE Business Reporter
The Chronicle Herald
Tue. Feb 2 - 4:53 AM
Raj Patel: ‘Modern capitalism is the anti-market.’ (ANDREA ISMERT)
RAJ PATEL, author of The Value of Nothing, a critique of the market-driven capitalist system that came crashing down in 2008, is all for markets.
"I love markets," said the author, academic and social activist who wrote the best selling Stuffed and Starved: Markets, Power and the Hidden Battle for the World’s Food System, in an interview from Toronto on Monday.
"We need venues for exchange and co-operation and trust," he said.
"The trouble is that modern capitalism is the anti-market. . . . It enables a few people to concentrate a great deal of power and to shove onto the rest of the world not only the consequences of their ill-advised risks but also the certainties of the ways in which they exploit nature, exploit labour — and in particular women’s labour — and kick into the future questions around environmental sustainability that our children are going to have to suffer."
A London, England, native who recently became a U.S. citizen, Mr. Patel, 38, holds a master’s degree from the London School of Economics and a doctorate in development sociology from Cornell University.
A visiting scholar in the Center for African Studies at the University of California, Berkeley, who has worked for the World Bank and consulted for the United Nations, Mr. Patel will speak at Saint Mary’s University on Thursday as part of the university’s annual International Week, which is focusing this year on food security.
Through a wealth of historical data, some familiar and some obscure, The Value of Nothing traces the development of a capitalist system characterized by markets that are driven by profit rather than by need.
"The flaw at the heart of markets is essentially the idea that profit and corporations should govern the valuation of things and that everyone else should stand aside," he said.
Mr. Patel said the way to correct that situation, and the ills it has visited upon the world, is through more democratic control of markets as has been practised by La Via Campesina, an international peasant movement founded in 1993 by a number of American and European farmer groups that he cites at length in his book.
"The solution is to exercise more democratic control over markets by regulating, constraining and debating what it is that should be markets in the first place and allowing markets to proceed only after we’ve figured ways of living within our economic means and living with the consequences of our actions," he said.
Mr. Patel acknowledged that changing the current entrenched paradigm won’t be easy, but he sees encouraging examples of new market thinking all around.
"I’m certainly seeing a distrust of authority," he said, citing the anger in Canada about Stephen Harper’s unilateral decision to suspend Parliament.
He pointed to grassroots efforts to deal with the issue of hunger in North America as an example of new market thinking.
"In North America now, there are nearly 100 food policy councils where city officials and community activists and farmers and small businesses are getting together to figure out how to banish hunger," said Mr. Patel, who noted that one in six Americans goes hungry despite that country’s wealth.
"I’m realistic about the balance of power right now but I also see in this network of social movements that’s happening around the world real constructive solutions and the real force of organizing that I think is quite exciting."
( berskine@herald.ca)
‘The flaw at the heart of markets is essentially the idea that profit and corporations should govern the valuation of things and that everyone else should stand aside.’
RAJ PATELAuthor
Labels:
democracy capitalism
About Haiti
Background thoughts from Stephen Hawboldt
Haiti is owed so much
h(' events lhat have unfolded in Haiti over
the past couple of weeks are numbing.
While the actual shaking of the earth was a
natural 1~"'(!nL, mo: l of the death and de struc-
tion is the ro ult of human acuviues.
Haiti is the poorest country in
the western hemisphere. Poverty
has forced il!< residents to cut the
forests tor cwood, build homes
t.hal could not 'withstand even a
minor earthquake and to do many
other things that. have severely
undermined their country's eco-
logical integrily. The country has
no reliable governmental institu- Environmental
lions. edu ation or health care. G I•
~lusl of the pr blerns lhal rem In
~aitjans are facing ,today arc a Stephen Hawboldt I
direct rc ult of actions by the
French, British and American governments
o rer the past 20() years. Their Imperialir Lie
gre~d et the stage for the hw dteds of thou-
ands of. hattercd lives we iin~ seeing daily n
the evening news.
First th Spanish and later ance e ploited
the wealth of Haiti. By the late 1700s, Haili
produced 10 per cent of the 'ugar and 60 per
cent of the coffee consumed in Europe. This
was more than all of the British 'Wes Indies
combined.
To run tile plantations, France imported
millions of African slaves, At one time, Haiti
received a third of the annual Atlantic trade in
•lave .. J3 'the 17908, upwards ()f f hree quarters
of a million slave ere Isuporviscdt by 3:!.OUO
whites.
On January I, 1804, followin a. slave upris-
ing. Haiti bccam thr worlcJ's first black
republic and the second-oldest republlc ill tile
\Vestcrn Hemisphere. after the United Sf ale ..
The American. Rriti"Ch and French slave trad-
ing countries imposed a brutal blockade
which was lifted only after Haiti compensated
France for the lost of its lost Isla, property .•
The new repuhli governed y former
slave was forced to borrow the monev from
American bankers. The ~90 million loan wa
not paid off until 19'17. 125 years
later! Maybe the, 1t!f1Ue1'8 were
Mafia IOQn sharks dressed in
banker's ~cuit8.
Little seems to have changed in
the past 200 years. 'faking a page
frum tile French colonial masters
in Haitj, toda r the US cont inues to
demand payment for lost iproper-
t}'l Iollowing the Cuban revolution.
Imperialism is alive and well.
1nstJy because former slaves
created Haiti, relations with t.he
es and other w . tern powers w r
not warm. F.a.rl.y ill the :lOth c ntury. the US
actually occupied Haiti for about thirty year
Ioll wed by a few more decades of direct and
indirect • upport tor some of the IDO t corrupt
and brutal dictatorships in the ' •... orld.
After more tJ 200 years ()f independence.
western intcrven Lion have dcstroved the
ucial, econorni and ('culogical structure of
Haiti. The earthquakes have served to under-
line the extend of this rape.
'1 he western world owes a great deal to
Haiti and l.he Haitian people. There are glim-
mers that a number of western countrie rnav
be interested in putting together a masstve aid
package LO rebuilt the 'udal, e onomic and
ecological structures in Haiti.
Ma be Can II da's Governor Gene' I,
Micl.aIUe Jean who has rnol: in Haiti. c 1 e
the considerable prestige of her office to ielp
facilitate thrs. Haiti is owed great deal.
Comments am always ~ •• relcome and c be
address ed to stephcnhawboldtgpannape r-
er.ca
Haiti is owed so much
h(' events lhat have unfolded in Haiti over
the past couple of weeks are numbing.
While the actual shaking of the earth was a
natural 1~"'(!nL, mo: l of the death and de struc-
tion is the ro ult of human acuviues.
Haiti is the poorest country in
the western hemisphere. Poverty
has forced il!< residents to cut the
forests tor cwood, build homes
t.hal could not 'withstand even a
minor earthquake and to do many
other things that. have severely
undermined their country's eco-
logical integrily. The country has
no reliable governmental institu- Environmental
lions. edu ation or health care. G I•
~lusl of the pr blerns lhal rem In
~aitjans are facing ,today arc a Stephen Hawboldt I
direct rc ult of actions by the
French, British and American governments
o rer the past 20() years. Their Imperialir Lie
gre~d et the stage for the hw dteds of thou-
ands of. hattercd lives we iin~ seeing daily n
the evening news.
First th Spanish and later ance e ploited
the wealth of Haiti. By the late 1700s, Haili
produced 10 per cent of the 'ugar and 60 per
cent of the coffee consumed in Europe. This
was more than all of the British 'Wes Indies
combined.
To run tile plantations, France imported
millions of African slaves, At one time, Haiti
received a third of the annual Atlantic trade in
•lave .. J3 'the 17908, upwards ()f f hree quarters
of a million slave ere Isuporviscdt by 3:!.OUO
whites.
On January I, 1804, followin a. slave upris-
ing. Haiti bccam thr worlcJ's first black
republic and the second-oldest republlc ill tile
\Vestcrn Hemisphere. after the United Sf ale ..
The American. Rriti"Ch and French slave trad-
ing countries imposed a brutal blockade
which was lifted only after Haiti compensated
France for the lost of its lost Isla, property .•
The new repuhli governed y former
slave was forced to borrow the monev from
American bankers. The ~90 million loan wa
not paid off until 19'17. 125 years
later! Maybe the, 1t!f1Ue1'8 were
Mafia IOQn sharks dressed in
banker's ~cuit8.
Little seems to have changed in
the past 200 years. 'faking a page
frum tile French colonial masters
in Haitj, toda r the US cont inues to
demand payment for lost iproper-
t}'l Iollowing the Cuban revolution.
Imperialism is alive and well.
1nstJy because former slaves
created Haiti, relations with t.he
es and other w . tern powers w r
not warm. F.a.rl.y ill the :lOth c ntury. the US
actually occupied Haiti for about thirty year
Ioll wed by a few more decades of direct and
indirect • upport tor some of the IDO t corrupt
and brutal dictatorships in the ' •... orld.
After more tJ 200 years ()f independence.
western intcrven Lion have dcstroved the
ucial, econorni and ('culogical structure of
Haiti. The earthquakes have served to under-
line the extend of this rape.
'1 he western world owes a great deal to
Haiti and l.he Haitian people. There are glim-
mers that a number of western countrie rnav
be interested in putting together a masstve aid
package LO rebuilt the 'udal, e onomic and
ecological structures in Haiti.
Ma be Can II da's Governor Gene' I,
Micl.aIUe Jean who has rnol: in Haiti. c 1 e
the considerable prestige of her office to ielp
facilitate thrs. Haiti is owed great deal.
Comments am always ~ •• relcome and c be
address ed to stephcnhawboldtgpannape r-
er.ca
Labels:
Haiti
Monday, February 1, 2010
Annapolis/Digby Econ. Dev't News
some good news on the tourism front: The province’s visitation numbers were up 1% in 2009, and the Historic Gardens has garnered new financial support. Clearly, the industry is gearing up for the coming season, so tourism is the news of the day …
THE BEST OF THE REGION
The 5th Annual Tourism Showcase is a great opportunity for exhibitors to promote their products and services locally, creating awareness within our regional market. For attendees, it’s a chance to experience the diversity of what our area has to offer while enjoying some great shopping! Workshops and other special events will be announced in the coming weeks, but here’s what we know so far!
LOCAL BLOG RECEIVES INTERNATIONAL RECOGNITION
That’s right! Local blogger, Ryan Scranton, has been recognized by a Netherlands-based organization for his exemplary work on the Annapolis Heritage Society blog. And some late breaking news: AHS has also been nominated for two Canadian blog awards … check it out!
SOCIAL MEDIA SHOWDOWN
Speaking of blogging, you’ll want to mark your calendars: On April 2, Terri McCulloch, Manager of the Bay of Fundy Tourism Partnership, will be hosting a debate about what social media is right for you and your organization. Find out the pros and cons of Twitter versus Facebook … there’s no charge but you must reserve a seat!
NEWS FROM DSWNA
Despite Madonna Spinazola’s recent departure from the organization, DSWNA continues to surge forward with plans for 2010: For those of you who haven’t already heard, dates for this year’s Saltscapes event have been changed, and early bird pricing is available only until February 19 on ads in DSWNA’s new regional guides.
FERRY UPDATE
In addition to the scheduled shutdown of the Digby-Saint John Ferry in March, new security measures take effect as of April 1.
Forget about the mid-winter blahs! This weekend, be sure to check out the yummy Chocolate Festival in Middleton, and share a celebratory dinner with the Queen in Annapolis Royal.
THE BEST OF THE REGION
The 5th Annual Tourism Showcase is a great opportunity for exhibitors to promote their products and services locally, creating awareness within our regional market. For attendees, it’s a chance to experience the diversity of what our area has to offer while enjoying some great shopping! Workshops and other special events will be announced in the coming weeks, but here’s what we know so far!
LOCAL BLOG RECEIVES INTERNATIONAL RECOGNITION
That’s right! Local blogger, Ryan Scranton, has been recognized by a Netherlands-based organization for his exemplary work on the Annapolis Heritage Society blog. And some late breaking news: AHS has also been nominated for two Canadian blog awards … check it out!
SOCIAL MEDIA SHOWDOWN
Speaking of blogging, you’ll want to mark your calendars: On April 2, Terri McCulloch, Manager of the Bay of Fundy Tourism Partnership, will be hosting a debate about what social media is right for you and your organization. Find out the pros and cons of Twitter versus Facebook … there’s no charge but you must reserve a seat!
NEWS FROM DSWNA
Despite Madonna Spinazola’s recent departure from the organization, DSWNA continues to surge forward with plans for 2010: For those of you who haven’t already heard, dates for this year’s Saltscapes event have been changed, and early bird pricing is available only until February 19 on ads in DSWNA’s new regional guides.
FERRY UPDATE
In addition to the scheduled shutdown of the Digby-Saint John Ferry in March, new security measures take effect as of April 1.
Forget about the mid-winter blahs! This weekend, be sure to check out the yummy Chocolate Festival in Middleton, and share a celebratory dinner with the Queen in Annapolis Royal.
The Bear River Health Clinic Bulletin
Bear River & Area Community Health Clinic
Clinic Hours: Monday to Friday from 8:30 am to 4:00 pm
Email: bear.riverclinic@ns.sympatico.ca
Website: bearriverandareaclinic.ca
Phone: 467-3611 Fax: 467-3339
February 2010
Acupuncture – Traditional Chinese Acupuncture by Joe Kubinec. Note: Joe will not be in from January
20 to the end of February. He returns to our Clinic on March 3. Enjoy your well-deserved vacation,
Joe!
Audiology – Neil Hackett is in every other Friday to help with your hearing needs. Please call 1-866-299-
2016 to book appointment. Coupons available at the Clinic for a free hearing test.
Electrolysis – Ronda Best is in once a month for all your hair removal needs. Call 1-902-791-0953 for
more information or to book your appointment.
Esthetics –Charlene Decker is in monthly for waxing, manicures and pedicures. To book an appointment
or for more information, call 1-902-362-2137.
Juniper House Outreach –You can book an appointment to see Lori at our Clinic by phoning 245-4789.
Massage Therapy – We are still working on getting a massage therapist in place as soon as possible. We
appreciate your patience during this transition.
Physician Services – Dr. Roy Harding is seeing patients by appointment only. At this time, Dr. Harding is
not able to take on any patients that he has not already seen at our Clinic.
Senior Services – Nurse Practitioner, Dianne Corbett, RN specializes in concerns specific to the elderly,
such as memory loss, complicated medical conditions and poor coordination/balance. For more
information or to book an appointment, call the Clinic.
Board Meeting – Tuesday, February 2 at 7:00 pm at the Clinic. All members of the public welcome!
Note: Times and dates are subject to change due to unforeseen circumstances. We apologize for any inconvenience this
may cause.
2010 Winter Carnival!
Feb. 11
Feb. 12
Feb. 13
Feb. 14
Candle lighting in downtown Bear River
Music @ Rebecca Hall
Free sleigh rides, pie sale, chili bakeoff
7-lake cross-country ski and
snowmobile/ATV run
Check posters in town for more info!
It’s INCOME TAX time again…
With e-file, refunds usually take less than
two weeks.
Are you getting ALL the credits you are entitled
to? Are you eligible for Pension Income
Splitting? Medical credits? Any of the new
credits for 2010?
Prompt, professional and confidential. Seniors’
discount. 13 years in Bear River, 43 years total
experience.
Pat’s Office 467-3358
Personal returns, HST returns, small business,
payroll and bookkeeping services.
Valentine Supper
Winter Carnival Weekend – Saturday, Feb. 13
Turkey supper with the works!
5-6 pm at the Bear River Firehall
$10.00 per plate, children under 12 FREE
Proceeds for the Hillsburgh Church
NOTICE: The annual general meeting for the Bear River & Area Community Health Clinic will
be held on Wednesday, March 10, 2010 at 7:00 pm
Clinic Hours: Monday to Friday from 8:30 am to 4:00 pm
Email: bear.riverclinic@ns.sympatico.ca
Website: bearriverandareaclinic.ca
Phone: 467-3611 Fax: 467-3339
February 2010
Acupuncture – Traditional Chinese Acupuncture by Joe Kubinec. Note: Joe will not be in from January
20 to the end of February. He returns to our Clinic on March 3. Enjoy your well-deserved vacation,
Joe!
Audiology – Neil Hackett is in every other Friday to help with your hearing needs. Please call 1-866-299-
2016 to book appointment. Coupons available at the Clinic for a free hearing test.
Electrolysis – Ronda Best is in once a month for all your hair removal needs. Call 1-902-791-0953 for
more information or to book your appointment.
Esthetics –Charlene Decker is in monthly for waxing, manicures and pedicures. To book an appointment
or for more information, call 1-902-362-2137.
Juniper House Outreach –You can book an appointment to see Lori at our Clinic by phoning 245-4789.
Massage Therapy – We are still working on getting a massage therapist in place as soon as possible. We
appreciate your patience during this transition.
Physician Services – Dr. Roy Harding is seeing patients by appointment only. At this time, Dr. Harding is
not able to take on any patients that he has not already seen at our Clinic.
Senior Services – Nurse Practitioner, Dianne Corbett, RN specializes in concerns specific to the elderly,
such as memory loss, complicated medical conditions and poor coordination/balance. For more
information or to book an appointment, call the Clinic.
Board Meeting – Tuesday, February 2 at 7:00 pm at the Clinic. All members of the public welcome!
Note: Times and dates are subject to change due to unforeseen circumstances. We apologize for any inconvenience this
may cause.
2010 Winter Carnival!
Feb. 11
Feb. 12
Feb. 13
Feb. 14
Candle lighting in downtown Bear River
Music @ Rebecca Hall
Free sleigh rides, pie sale, chili bakeoff
7-lake cross-country ski and
snowmobile/ATV run
Check posters in town for more info!
It’s INCOME TAX time again…
With e-file, refunds usually take less than
two weeks.
Are you getting ALL the credits you are entitled
to? Are you eligible for Pension Income
Splitting? Medical credits? Any of the new
credits for 2010?
Prompt, professional and confidential. Seniors’
discount. 13 years in Bear River, 43 years total
experience.
Pat’s Office 467-3358
Personal returns, HST returns, small business,
payroll and bookkeeping services.
Valentine Supper
Winter Carnival Weekend – Saturday, Feb. 13
Turkey supper with the works!
5-6 pm at the Bear River Firehall
$10.00 per plate, children under 12 FREE
Proceeds for the Hillsburgh Church
NOTICE: The annual general meeting for the Bear River & Area Community Health Clinic will
be held on Wednesday, March 10, 2010 at 7:00 pm
Blogger's note: Whatever happened to Digby area's land use review?
Land use review
BEN LANGFORD
February 1st, 2010
GLYDE Point could be opened up again for industrial development under a Territory-wide review of land uses being performed by the Government.
Balance of power independent Gerry Wood said yesterday he knew the Government was reconsidering its ban on industry for the area, which was highly valued by environmentalists and anglers.
Mr Wood said the possibility of a tidal power station in the Clarence Straight put the point, 40km northeast of Darwin, back on the agenda.
"That power will be coming onshore at Glyde Point (so) possible industrial development at this site must be given a thorough independent and scientific review," he said.
"The public must also have a say, not as happened before, just special interest lobby groups."
Planning Minister Gerry McCarthy's spokeswoman Bethaney Maley said the future of the area would be reconsidered as part of a review of all land use in the NT.
"The Department of Lands and Planning is currently drafting a land use plan for the Territory, including residential, industrial and commercial use of land," she said.
"This will include options for the future use of Glyde Point and will be made available for public comment and review."
Ms Maley said reviewing the decision on Glyde Point was part of the deal with Mr Wood that kept the Henderson Government in power.
Environment Centre NT co-ordinator Stuart Blanch said: "Old dreams die hard.
"It's one of those old dreams and visions that's hard to kill off.
"It's got a lot of well-known environmental values - the mangroves, the estuary, rainforest, coral. It's important for recreational fishermen and a lot of habitat for dugong and turtle."
In 2007 former Chief Minister Clare Martin ruled out Glyde Point for development in favour of Darwin Harbour.
Land use review
BEN LANGFORD
February 1st, 2010
GLYDE Point could be opened up again for industrial development under a Territory-wide review of land uses being performed by the Government.
Balance of power independent Gerry Wood said yesterday he knew the Government was reconsidering its ban on industry for the area, which was highly valued by environmentalists and anglers.
Mr Wood said the possibility of a tidal power station in the Clarence Straight put the point, 40km northeast of Darwin, back on the agenda.
"That power will be coming onshore at Glyde Point (so) possible industrial development at this site must be given a thorough independent and scientific review," he said.
"The public must also have a say, not as happened before, just special interest lobby groups."
Planning Minister Gerry McCarthy's spokeswoman Bethaney Maley said the future of the area would be reconsidered as part of a review of all land use in the NT.
"The Department of Lands and Planning is currently drafting a land use plan for the Territory, including residential, industrial and commercial use of land," she said.
"This will include options for the future use of Glyde Point and will be made available for public comment and review."
Ms Maley said reviewing the decision on Glyde Point was part of the deal with Mr Wood that kept the Henderson Government in power.
Environment Centre NT co-ordinator Stuart Blanch said: "Old dreams die hard.
"It's one of those old dreams and visions that's hard to kill off.
"It's got a lot of well-known environmental values - the mangroves, the estuary, rainforest, coral. It's important for recreational fishermen and a lot of habitat for dugong and turtle."
In 2007 former Chief Minister Clare Martin ruled out Glyde Point for development in favour of Darwin Harbour.
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