tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14958949.post113674627141409049..comments2023-08-20T10:49:09.928-04:00Comments on Don Watcher: Environmental AssessmentsDonwatcherhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14196127953849417904noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14958949.post-1137039785391869612006-01-11T23:23:00.000-05:002006-01-11T23:23:00.000-05:00Hi Joanne,I haven't read Evernden's book but I wil...Hi Joanne,<BR/><BR/>I haven't read Evernden's book but I will add it to my reading list. Evernden is writing about the EIA process in the US which is slightly different from the Canadian version. The problem with the Don EA is the Sword of Damocles called Hurricane Hazel that hovers over the entire project. Hazel did many good things for the Don - without her legacy the Don would likely be exclusive private property by now and no habitat. The bad part is that any revisions such as is proposed by our naturalization efforts must make the situation no worse than what Hazel did, and that is a big challenge indeed.<BR/><BR/>Having said that, the EA process is what will take us to where we want to get to, even if it seems an onerous task. Keep your chin up and focus on the end product, not the process.<BR/><BR/>JRDonwatcherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14196127953849417904noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14958949.post-1136916187270816592006-01-10T13:03:00.000-05:002006-01-10T13:03:00.000-05:00thanks again, donwatcher, for all your work in kee...thanks again, donwatcher, for all your work in keeping us informed.<BR/>up until today, i had not given much thought as to the 'good'of EAs. however, i am reading The Natural Alien, Humankind and Environment. Written by Neil Evernden, it may have been his doctorate thesis. At any rate fascinating perspective on EAs and the environmental movement. In this writing he questions the whole validity of EAs and cautions their use. <BR/>"Some professionals privately admit that the best way to destroy a natural area is to designate it as a park"<BR/>He quotes John Livingston: an environmental impact assessment is" a grandiloquent fraud, a hoax, and a con, because it gives the appearance of being for the benefit of the environment while actually serving the interests of the developers.' Ecology is thus used as a tool to permit "developers" to continue to do what they have always done. The only difference is the "environmental impact is to be minimized to an acceptable level". What is minimal impact? What is acceptable impact? Acceptable to whom? Wildlife, alas, cannot be interviewed"<BR/> food for thought!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com