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Poland used to have reasonable government. Now we have Trump-lite version. Just one example environment minister: Jan Szyszko 1. Approves logging near nationa
by jakozaur 9y ago
Poland used to have reasonable government. Now we have Trump-lite version.
Just one example environment minister: Jan Szyszko
1. Approves logging near national park on massive scale.
2. Lax regulation for cutting down trees everywhere.
3. Claims it is highly uncertain if global warming is due to human activity.
4. Hunter, shoot to animals a lot while being environment minister.
5. Works hard to protect coal mine industry.
- patrickg_zill 9y agoAs an aside, some hunters work to preserve the natural area, viewing hunting and nature appreciation as something both enjoyable and to be passed down to future generations. For example, Ducks Unlimited http://www.ducks.org/ http://www.ducks.org/ .
- adrianN 9y agoSince we've eliminated so many predators, hunting is necessary to control populations. I would however prefer it if we reintroduced natural predators instead.
- GFischer 9y agoI saw a pretty cool documentary on how reintroducing wolves to Yellowstone changed the ecosystem for the better. Not the one I saw but very similar: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ysa5OBhXz-Q https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ysa5OBhXz-Q More serious article: http://www.yellowstonepark.com/wolf-reintroduction-changes-ecosystem/ http://www.yellowstonepark.com/wolf-reintroduction-changes-e...
- DamnYuppie 9y agoAgreed. Most of the hunters and anglers I know are pro conservation. Backcountry Hunters and Anglers www.backcountryhunters.org Trout Unlimited www.tu.org/
- jakozaur 9y agoAgree, though this guy is far from ethic hunting: http://www.dw.com/en/widespread-tree-felling-sparks-outrage-in-poland/a-38774808 http://www.dw.com/en/widespread-tree-felling-sparks-outrage-...
- b0rsuk 9y agoSzyszko is not that kind of hunter. His most famous hunt was when 500 pheasants were released from cages right in front of hunters with rifles. This is even against Polish law: the birds never lived free, never had opportunity to learn flying. Hunting laws apply to animals living freely, and according to lawyers that "hunt" was an illegal slaughter in all but name. Animals slaughtered in Poland are required to be knocked unconscious.
- lukasm 9y agoThe regulation and penalties were very draconian. If you had an old oak on your land, you had make an analys and get a permit. If it's positive you have dig around it and move it. Enormous cost and time delay for an investment. The problem is they've jumped from one extreme to another. > Works hard to protect coal mine industry. Every government in the world is protective of coal industry. Historically, Thatcher is a fluctuation.