World Environment Day

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There hasn't been much publicity at all but I noticed in the papers that today is World Environment Day which is a bit of a joke after the terrible oil spill in the Bay of Mexico. They seem worried about dirty beaches but it's more than that - what about birds and fish and other creatures? One of the pictures here is from a website 'Creativegreenies'. Closer to home the money-spinning seekers are causing a kerfuffle offshore from Port Campbell, testing under the sea, using small bangs to see if there's gas there. I think we should be satisfied to simplify our use of energy rather than put up more potentials for disaster. I don't go along with the theory that man was created to be 'master of the universe' as we are all creatures that are interdependent. Sometimes it is an amazing world, but at other times, it is very sad indeed.