We can't drill for oil in Alaska, can't log in Washington, and now...?

Question

People are protesting a ferry that runs between Hawaiian islands for this reason:

"The protesters and environmentalists argue that the ferry's plan to ply 400 miles of Hawaii waters each day endangers whales, threatens to spread invasive species and will worsen traffic and pollution."

Here are the questions:
1. Which party supports these ideas?
2. Is this group hostile toward human beings?
3. If you are a human, why would you vote for the party that houses this group's agenda?

Beardog is right, there is a pipeline in alaska. The fight is over the oil rich area ANWAR...a caribou may bump it's head on a pipeline and my gas prices may go down a buck a gallon.

Logging does take place in Washington, but not logs that house spotted owls.

Lastly, no one is directly answering the three questions...for some reason.

Thanks Jeff, you took a stab at it at least. Some of the answers are very funny so far, thanks for those too.

blueridgeliving...it's things like this that make people with common sense stop and pause. Think about how big the pacific ocean is...and then focus on the amount of noise environmentalists are making about one ferry running between Hawaiian islands. You don't think that's against humans? Who uses the ferry? Who runs the ferry? Who is employed by the ferry? Wouldn't this groups concerns apply to every single boat docking in Hawaii?

Answer 1

I dunno which party supports this, probably the Green Party of some environmental party.

I don't think it is their intention to be hostile toward human beings, but we've seen over and over again that people can get hostile when trying to do something.

If i was human, and i had feelings, which humans are suppose to have, i would sympathize toward the environment. Its been like a mother to us, and we use to be some baby that was nurtured by nature. I would support them because you cant do a dam thing as an independent or a democrat in the country. But i dont think they do a good job.

Personally, i dont like logging, it ruins the landscape. If you've been to the outdoors, and you see its majesty, you wouldn't want to get rid of it. I dont mind drilling for oil in Alaska, as long we are super careful. That means we clean up our trash and we make sure nothing gets out that can harm anything.

But a ferry between Hawaii and the mainland? That sounds stupid. Thats what airplanes are for. Its faster too. I like whales, and i hate invasive species and pollution, but the main reason i would oppose a ferry is that it's a stupid idea. Sure, it would be fun, but i can only think of disaster. Besides, too many whale watchers is a bad thing, just like how too many people trying to spoil a kid.

Answer 2

Okay, first of all we DO drill for oil in Alaska, the question is whether we should start pumping wildlife reserves and national parks for More

We DO log in Washington, and there are hundreds of thousands of acres that Warehouser cuts down every day- the dispute was over old-growth forest, and even that was resolved 15 years ago.

Which party is hostile toward human beings? That would be the party who'd happily see our entire nation look like a smog-filled orange county, for a corporate buck. Purple mountains Majesty? Not if the Republicans get their way, more like yellowish-brownish mountains majesty. Just doesn't have the same ring, does it?

Answer 3

Nature [or an evolutionary 'big bang' theory; or an intelligent designer; or God] intended for all inhabitants of the world to share its bounty.
True, man was given 'dominion' over plants and animals; that doesn't mean he was given the right to destroy them to satisfy his own hubris, arrogance, selfishness, avarice, sport, convenience or superiority. Whales, polar bears, frogs, insects, monkeys, Venus fly traps, rain forests, dogs, cats, mangrove forests, orchids - even weeds - have as much 'right' to survive on this planet as human beings do.
It is man's responsibility to protect and preserve these creatures of nature. Instead, man has squandered this good Earth's resources on himself, and one day we will pay dearly for such squalor.
Nature never intended for man to rape our lands through strip mining, oil drilling and invade the habitats of native species on land or on sea. Ancient tribal communities regarded the land as sacred - something that belonged to no one and was shared by everyone. When land was used, its nutrients were replenished. When an animal was killed for food, clothing and shelter, it was regarded as a holy sacrifice not to be wasted or abused.

Man's attitude of superiority over plants and animals has destroyed our world, forced many animals and plants to vanish from this Earth, and poisoned our air and water. -RKO- 08/27/07

Answer 4

Maybe because some of us don't want to see our environment destroyed so recklessly?

I dunno.

But let me know when you've perfected an air rebreather that can suck pure oxygen from the fibers of a $100 bill, okay?

Because by the time we destroy our said environment, money is the only thing which will pay for our ability to breathe.

Answer 5

What beardog said ...to the nth degree.
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EDIT: Hey, dude, nobody is "answering your three questions" because they are PURE NONSENSE.

Trying to protect ecosystems is the EXACT OPPOSITE of being "hostile toward human beings."

Duh.


Hey, here's a quarter.
Go buy a clue.

Answer 6

It's clear the far left wants to eradicate the human race, or at least a significant part of it.

Answer 7

why do you generalize and make things seem much bigger than they actually are?... hold on.. let me go find a butcher real fast.. spin him up to be a homicidal maniac and then claim all Republicans are just like him.. I'll be back in 5.

Answer 8

I can't say it any better than beardog did.