A Reminder about Earth Hour!
CO2
"50% of the CO2 emissions are absorbed by the oceans and acidification of the
sea is a big concern. Please look at this BBC site and find out what is
happening toour food security and our oceans.
Begin forwarded message:s: ;;Undisclosed.recipients:@gs.dal.caSubject: The
other CO2 problem
"At the climate change meeting in Copenhagen this week, the increasing
effect of CO2 on the world's oceans was discussed. The MSM ((mainstream media))
has been
annoyingly silent on this -- the following is from the BBC:
'Coral lab' offers acidity insight
By Roger Harrabin
Environment analyst, BBC News
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/7936137.stm
Saturday, March 28, 2009
Thursday, March 19, 2009
Irish Blessing- from Tom
His name was Fleming, and he was a poor Scottish farmer. One day, while trying
to make a living for his family, he heard a cry for help coming from a nearby
bog. He dropped his tools and ran to the bog.
There, mired to his waist in black muck, was a terrified boy, screaming and
struggling to free himself. Farmer Fleming saved the lad from what could have
been a slow and terrifying death.
The next day, a fancy carriage pulled up to the Scotsman's sparse surroundings.
An elegantly dressed nobleman stepped out and introduced himself as the father
of the boy Farmer Fleming had saved.
'I want to repay you,' said the nobleman. 'You saved my son's life.'
'No, I can't accept payment for what I did,' the Scottish farmer replied waving
off the offer. At that moment, the farmer's own son came to the door of the
family hovel.
'Is that your son?' the nobleman asked.
'Yes,' the farmer replied proudly.
'I'll make you a deal. Let me provide him with the level of education my own son
will enjoy If the lad is anything like his father, he'll no doubt grow to be a
man we both will be proud of.' And that he did.
Farmer Fleming's son attended the very best schools and in time, graduated from
St. Mary's Hospital Medical School in London, and went on to become known
throughout the world as the noted Sir Alexander Fleming, the discoverer of
Penicillin.
Years afterward, the same nobleman's son who was saved from the bog was stricken
with pneumonia.
What saved his life this time? Penicillin.
The name of the nobleman? Lord Randolph Churchill .. His son's name?
Sir Winston Churchill.
Someone once said: What goes around comes around.
Work like you don't need the money.
Love like you've never been hurt.
Dance like nobody's watching.
Sing like nobody's listening.
Live like it's Heaven on Earth.
to make a living for his family, he heard a cry for help coming from a nearby
bog. He dropped his tools and ran to the bog.
There, mired to his waist in black muck, was a terrified boy, screaming and
struggling to free himself. Farmer Fleming saved the lad from what could have
been a slow and terrifying death.
The next day, a fancy carriage pulled up to the Scotsman's sparse surroundings.
An elegantly dressed nobleman stepped out and introduced himself as the father
of the boy Farmer Fleming had saved.
'I want to repay you,' said the nobleman. 'You saved my son's life.'
'No, I can't accept payment for what I did,' the Scottish farmer replied waving
off the offer. At that moment, the farmer's own son came to the door of the
family hovel.
'Is that your son?' the nobleman asked.
'Yes,' the farmer replied proudly.
'I'll make you a deal. Let me provide him with the level of education my own son
will enjoy If the lad is anything like his father, he'll no doubt grow to be a
man we both will be proud of.' And that he did.
Farmer Fleming's son attended the very best schools and in time, graduated from
St. Mary's Hospital Medical School in London, and went on to become known
throughout the world as the noted Sir Alexander Fleming, the discoverer of
Penicillin.
Years afterward, the same nobleman's son who was saved from the bog was stricken
with pneumonia.
What saved his life this time? Penicillin.
The name of the nobleman? Lord Randolph Churchill .. His son's name?
Sir Winston Churchill.
Someone once said: What goes around comes around.
Work like you don't need the money.
Love like you've never been hurt.
Dance like nobody's watching.
Sing like nobody's listening.
Live like it's Heaven on Earth.
Earth Hour Tom's Post
From: Live Earth
Date: Thu, Mar 19, 2009 at 2:43 PM
Subject: Turn off the lights March 28 for Earth Hour!
To: Tom Haynes-Paton
Date: Thu, Mar 19, 2009 at 2:43 PM
Subject: Turn off the lights March 28 for Earth Hour!
To: Tom Haynes-Paton
Labels:
Earth Hour,
Live Earth
Earth Hour
Earth Hour
The World Wide Lights Out Event for a Greener Planet
To Participate:
Turn your lights off for one hour at 8:30pm. March 28.
The World Wide Lights Out Event for a Greener Planet
To Participate:
Turn your lights off for one hour at 8:30pm. March 28.
Labels:
earth,
environment,
green
Saturday, March 7, 2009
Water Security/JD Irving Lands
From Tom:
An Added Thought: Water Security Issue? I wonder if this foreign sale of a third of Digby County is a threat to our sovereign Canadian water rights, i.e. whether a foreign buyer might attempt to bulk export the water from his newly "purchased" lakes and river watersheds....
Tom
An Added Thought: Water Security Issue? I wonder if this foreign sale of a third of Digby County is a threat to our sovereign Canadian water rights, i.e. whether a foreign buyer might attempt to bulk export the water from his newly "purchased" lakes and river watersheds....
Tom
Sunday, March 1, 2009
Tom's Post on J.D. Irving Lands
An Added Thought: Water Security Issue? I wonder if this foreign sale of a
third of Digby County is a threat to our sovereign Canadian water rights, i.e.
whether a foreign buyer might attempt to bulk export the water from his newly
"purchased" lakes and river watersheds....
Tom
EM Atlantic Canada Network
From: deleted
To: deleted
Subject: Fw: RE; Crisis in Our Woodland
Date: Thu, 26 Feb 2009 19:24:26 -0400
----- Original Message -----
From: Bernadette MacDonald
To: Undisclosed-Recipient:;
Sent: Thursday, February 26, 2009 1:56 PM
Subject: RE; Crisis in Our Woodland
Hi:
There is a new crisis in our woodlands and waterways that threatens our
long-term economy and health here in South West Nova.
J.D. Irving is
selling 170,000 acres of timberlands and lakes in Digby, Yarmouth and Shelburne
Counties through an American real estate broker. Bidding closes April 2,
2009.
This is a vast amount of land. Basically one third of Digby County
is up on the auction block. It includes the watersheds of the Bear River,
Sissiboo River, Tusket River, Silver River, and Carleton River. It includes over
250 km of lake frontage on 69 undeveloped lakes.
Allowing this huge swath
of wilderness to fall into private, foreign ownership will be devastating for
us, and even more so for our children and future generations.
This has
all happened very quickly and there is too much information to put into an
email, but you can find out much more by going to www.buybacknovascotia.ca
I'm
sure you'll all share in the shock and outrage that this has been allowed to
happen.
A coalition of groups and organizations are working together to
keep these lands. It's called BUY BACK NOVA SCOTIA.
We
are four things from you:.
1) Take a few minutes to look at the
website to get a sense of what's going on. www.buybacknovascotia.ca
2)
If you belong to an association/ group add your name to the list of
supporters on the Buy Back Nova Scotia website.
3) Attend the rally on Sunday, March 8th, at 2:00 at the Community Collage
Burridge Campus - Yarmouth (and bring as many folks as you can with
you).
4) Send this message to others and tell all the other groups,
organizations, friends, churches etc. that you're a part of. Forward the website
to them www.buybacknovascotia.ca
so they can become informed and get involved.
4) Phone, fax or email our
local MLA, Richard Hurlburt
Richard Hurlburt, MLA for Yarmouth 742-8120
Chris d'Entremont, MLA for
Argyle 648-2020
Premier Rodney MacDonald 1-800-267-1993 or
424-6600
Thanks for taking the time to do this. We have so little
time to pressure government into not forcing us to loose so much of our
heritage. This is our one chance. Hopefully by working quickly and working
together we can prevent this tragedy from happening.
Bernadette
Bernadette MacDonald
Tri County Women's
Centre
238 Main Street, Yarmouth, N.S. B5A 1C9
742-0085 1-
877-742-0085
Fax - 742- 6068
bernadette@tricountywomenscentre.org
www.tricountywomenscentre.org
third of Digby County is a threat to our sovereign Canadian water rights, i.e.
whether a foreign buyer might attempt to bulk export the water from his newly
"purchased" lakes and river watersheds....
Tom
EM Atlantic Canada Network
From: deleted
To: deleted
Subject: Fw: RE; Crisis in Our Woodland
Date: Thu, 26 Feb 2009 19:24:26 -0400
----- Original Message -----
From: Bernadette MacDonald
To: Undisclosed-Recipient:;
Sent: Thursday, February 26, 2009 1:56 PM
Subject: RE; Crisis in Our Woodland
Hi:
There is a new crisis in our woodlands and waterways that threatens our
long-term economy and health here in South West Nova.
J.D. Irving is
selling 170,000 acres of timberlands and lakes in Digby, Yarmouth and Shelburne
Counties through an American real estate broker. Bidding closes April 2,
2009.
This is a vast amount of land. Basically one third of Digby County
is up on the auction block. It includes the watersheds of the Bear River,
Sissiboo River, Tusket River, Silver River, and Carleton River. It includes over
250 km of lake frontage on 69 undeveloped lakes.
Allowing this huge swath
of wilderness to fall into private, foreign ownership will be devastating for
us, and even more so for our children and future generations.
This has
all happened very quickly and there is too much information to put into an
email, but you can find out much more by going to www.buybacknovascotia.ca
I'm
sure you'll all share in the shock and outrage that this has been allowed to
happen.
A coalition of groups and organizations are working together to
keep these lands. It's called BUY BACK NOVA SCOTIA.
We
are four things from you:.
1) Take a few minutes to look at the
website to get a sense of what's going on. www.buybacknovascotia.ca
2)
If you belong to an association/ group add your name to the list of
supporters on the Buy Back Nova Scotia website.
3) Attend the rally on Sunday, March 8th, at 2:00 at the Community Collage
Burridge Campus - Yarmouth (and bring as many folks as you can with
you).
4) Send this message to others and tell all the other groups,
organizations, friends, churches etc. that you're a part of. Forward the website
to them www.buybacknovascotia.ca
so they can become informed and get involved.
4) Phone, fax or email our
local MLA, Richard Hurlburt
Richard Hurlburt, MLA for Yarmouth 742-8120
Chris d'Entremont, MLA for
Argyle 648-2020
Premier Rodney MacDonald 1-800-267-1993 or
424-6600
Thanks for taking the time to do this. We have so little
time to pressure government into not forcing us to loose so much of our
heritage. This is our one chance. Hopefully by working quickly and working
together we can prevent this tragedy from happening.
Bernadette
Bernadette MacDonald
Tri County Women's
Centre
238 Main Street, Yarmouth, N.S. B5A 1C9
742-0085 1-
877-742-0085
Fax - 742- 6068
bernadette@tricountywomenscentre.org
www.tricountywomenscentre.org
The Irving Lands/Buy Back Nova Scotia
Buy Back Nova Scotia
Global
Basic Info
Type: Organizations - Community Organizations
Description: Buy Back Nova Scotia is a coalition of diverse individuals and groups that have come together to save 170,000 acres of Irving lands that are up for sale. We are foresters, fishermen, hunters and hikers, conservationists and ATVers, bicyclists and birders, canoeists, campers, cross country skiers, photographers and writers. We’re putting aside our sometime different interests to work together to urge our municipal and provincial politicians to purchase the JD Irving lands before more of the province disappears behind “No Trespassing” signs and locked gates.
Contact Info
Email:
Website: http://www.buybacknovascotia.ca
Location: Yarmouth, NS
map.jpg
PUBLIC RALLY
Sunday March 8, at 2 p.m., at NSCC Burridge Campus, Yarmouth, NS.
CALL TO ACTION
Read the material on this site; send it far and wide
Sign the electronic petition
http://www.ipetitions.com/petition/buybacknovascotia/
Attend the rally on March 8 (information above)
Join Buy Back Nova Scotia Facebook Group
Encourage every group, organization and agency you know of to sign on as supporters - send name of organization, contact person, phone and web site to: michelle@creativetides.ca
Call, fax or email your MLA. Letter.doc supporting the BUY BACK NOVA SCOTIA initiative
Richard Hurlburt, MLA for Yarmouth 742-8120 snsmrmin@gov.ns.ca
Chris d'Entremont, MLA for Argyle 648-2020 christopher.dentremont@gov.ns.ca
Premier Rodney MacDonald 1-800-267-1993 or 424-6600 premier@gov.ns.ca
Carolyn Bolivar Getson, Minister, Department of Natural Resources 530-0001
bolivargetson@eastlink.ca
Global
Basic Info
Type: Organizations - Community Organizations
Description: Buy Back Nova Scotia is a coalition of diverse individuals and groups that have come together to save 170,000 acres of Irving lands that are up for sale. We are foresters, fishermen, hunters and hikers, conservationists and ATVers, bicyclists and birders, canoeists, campers, cross country skiers, photographers and writers. We’re putting aside our sometime different interests to work together to urge our municipal and provincial politicians to purchase the JD Irving lands before more of the province disappears behind “No Trespassing” signs and locked gates.
Contact Info
Email:
Website: http://www.buybacknovascotia.ca
Location: Yarmouth, NS
map.jpg
PUBLIC RALLY
Sunday March 8, at 2 p.m., at NSCC Burridge Campus, Yarmouth, NS.
CALL TO ACTION
Read the material on this site; send it far and wide
Sign the electronic petition
http://www.ipetitions.com/petition/buybacknovascotia/
Attend the rally on March 8 (information above)
Join Buy Back Nova Scotia Facebook Group
Encourage every group, organization and agency you know of to sign on as supporters - send name of organization, contact person, phone and web site to: michelle@creativetides.ca
Call, fax or email your MLA. Letter.doc supporting the BUY BACK NOVA SCOTIA initiative
Richard Hurlburt, MLA for Yarmouth 742-8120 snsmrmin@gov.ns.ca
Chris d'Entremont, MLA for Argyle 648-2020 christopher.dentremont@gov.ns.ca
Premier Rodney MacDonald 1-800-267-1993 or 424-6600 premier@gov.ns.ca
Carolyn Bolivar Getson, Minister, Department of Natural Resources 530-0001
bolivargetson@eastlink.ca
Labels:
J.D. Irving,
land preservation,
Nova Scotia
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