tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5839174579032661879.post4855549046275425948..comments2023-12-22T18:00:08.767-06:00Comments on Nitroglycol's mad, mad, mad, mad world: A not-so-grand idea reappearsnitroglycolhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14030927753989623634noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5839174579032661879.post-83276671153111790482009-10-08T19:51:08.757-05:002009-10-08T19:51:08.757-05:00Yeah, that about sums it up. One might give Kieran...Yeah, that about sums it up. One might give Kierans the benefit of the doubt given that he proposed it in 1959, at a time when few people considered the broad environmental picture, until one reads the <i>Globe and Mail</i> article linked to above and realizes that he <i>still believes in it</i>. And he thinks that if environmentalists would just understand what he's talking about they'd all support it too. From the article:<br /><br />"I don't want to fight Maude Barlow," he says, mentioning the best known of those who are against such grandiose water schemes, "I want to <i>convert</i> her!"<br /><br />Well good luck with that, Tom. For that matter, good luck converting me, Fat Arse, and most of the Canadian public.nitroglycolhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14030927753989623634noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5839174579032661879.post-46947934025240346802009-10-08T11:35:07.656-05:002009-10-08T11:35:07.656-05:00"utter madness" indeed! One can only sh..."utter madness" indeed! One can only shake their head in amazement at such proposals - by its very nature it is an affront to the very idea of "water stewardship". Any pol who even tries to entertain this scenario should:<br /><br />a.) have his head examined forthwith;<br /><br />b.) admit he/she has a problem with the basic tenets of sound ecological management;<br /><br />c.) be defeated at the polls at the earliest date possible!Scott MacNeilhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02068618008170891557noreply@blogger.com