Some thoughts on environmental matters.

Back in the 1980's there was a major fight by Save Our Lakes Society (SOL) to try to prevent the construction of a pipeline for the purpose if discharging treated waste water into Okanagan Lake. Officials at the time swore that this discharge would not have any effect on the lake. In fact, Kelowna is doing it big time even today.

It appears that no matter how much we know we keep finding out how much we don't know about the stuff we produce and dump into our environment. Instead of erring on the side of safety we rush ahead with incomplete knowledge.

The new BC budget introduced the "carbon tax". Does anyone believe that it will have any effect on our consumption habits? I personally doubt it but it is a good source of extra income for the government. To find a place to spend this windfall the government increased its subsidies to the oil industry.

The budget might have an effect on people with lesser means but will be just a bit of a hiccup for most. In the meantime the continued proliferation of all terrain vehicles, seadoos and other gas guzzlers will go on merrily.

When we consider the effects of military activities the world over we realize how little effect these efforts have on the overall carbon emission control. A good article on this subject can be fund on ZNet/science.

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