This is low and it's sinking even lower.
The cretins who are drilling and poisoning the native trees that have the temerity to be between them and the view of Lake Manapouri are what I describe as eco-vandals; bullies and louts who brutalise the natural world and the law in order to achieve their selfish aims.
Tree in the way? Kill it!
Don't like that wetland? Drain it!
Stream too meandering for your liking? Dig a straight trench and divert it!
Eco-vandals.
Those people who live in Manapouri and who are disgusted by the actions of the eco-vandals who live amongst them have been, much like the Lorax, passionate but ineffective.
Stronger actions need to be taken to stem the eco-vandalism that has become synonymous with their otherwise lovely town.
Speaking with the locals, it's clear that they believe they know who is doing it and say it's not difficult for anyone else to work it out.
How about something gets done about the tree-killers, soon.
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Perhaps if the 'trees' started poisoning their fuel tanks with sugar they would be able to relate to other perspectives a bit better
Like to play dirty eh Bio!
Sugar maples would be the tree for the job.
Or an ent.
Vandalism is a real problem in this country, perhaps in this case those people thought they were saving lives by poisoning those trees? ;)
Shunda!
You're being facetious - nothing died when the balloon was popped. These trees are living entities and I think the 'greater good' in this case referes to 'greater profit' or 'greater views', rather than anything noble.
This is the problem Robert, the wrong people get enabled by "principled vandalism" these people may really think it is right to enhance their views.
You are worried about beech trees, wait until they start whacking down 500 year old Podocarps (like they do here), absolutely bloody criminal.
Oh, and transit is one of the worst offenders of the lot.
The difference is Shunda, that the tree-poisoners are acting for their own benefit, not that of powerless people in a distant land.
They may indeed really think those trees are in the wrong place, but they can hardly claim 'greater good', can they?
Well ok then!
I have found that a "sense of entitlement" is most certainly not the exclusive domain of those on welfare, the very rich are often far worse than the very poor when it comes to: "what I wants I should gets"
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