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logansrogueSo, I joined the local marine wildlife protection group online, and they have an automated "Send a message to your local MP". My local MP is Julie Bishop. Writing to her about protecting our waters is like asking a shark to protect the local seal population from devastation.
It's like asking McDonalds to caretake a "Let's Eat Healthy!" campaign.
It's like asking Darth Vader to look after the local Rebel Base. You catch my drift.
But I wrote a letter anyway. It's not abusive or anything, but I think it's fairly pointed. Will she listen? I doubt it. But it's worth a shot. Maybe if I annoy her enough, she'll do something. I mean, I can write to other members I *know* will make an attempt to do something, but it doesn't hurt to poke the shark every now and again, right?
Dear Julie Bishop,
You have long been the member for Curtin, and as such, you represent the interests of this constituency. The area you caretake is an area rich with natural treasures.
I consider myself blessed to live in the western suburbs. At night, I can hear the sea beating on the shore. I often go snorkeling, just to be amongst the beautiful wildlife that has survived here for millions of years.
Unfortunately, some of us do not treasure this natural bounty, and abuse our oceans for either their own gain or their own entertainment. Too many times our coastal regions have been under threat by either development or polution. The western coastal region hosts a more diverse ecosystem than even the Great Barrier Reef. You are amongst those that can protect this stunning, precious natural habitat.
I know Tony Abbott does not consider marine sanctuaries to be very important. This election has shown both major parties that people *do* care about the environment. The only reason Labor did not win by a landslide is because of the huge shift to the Greens. People have told Parliament what they want - they want a greener government.
Marine Wildlife Sanctuaries may seem like they will disadvantage fishermen and outdoors-folk, but what they don't understand is that without these vital sanctuaries, marine wildlife has nowhere to be safe and to repopulate. We can't go on eating up everything in the ocean forever. We must take care of the oceans.
It has been clear to me, watching the run-up to this election, that Marine Sanctuaries are not a priority for a Liberal Government. But they are important, and they will be important whether you want it or not. Ecological diversity is not just a hippie, tree-hugging concern. It is vital to human survival.
I hope that you can show me that the Liberal Party is not ignorant to what is important. Prove to me that your party cares about more than the bottom line for corporations and the upper echelons of society. If you really are the party that will lead Australia with a more stable and effective government, show us that you will do that while protecting our waters from wasteful and careless behaviour and policies. Protect one of our greatest resources.
Regards,
Nancy Lorenz.
It's like asking McDonalds to caretake a "Let's Eat Healthy!" campaign.
It's like asking Darth Vader to look after the local Rebel Base. You catch my drift.
But I wrote a letter anyway. It's not abusive or anything, but I think it's fairly pointed. Will she listen? I doubt it. But it's worth a shot. Maybe if I annoy her enough, she'll do something. I mean, I can write to other members I *know* will make an attempt to do something, but it doesn't hurt to poke the shark every now and again, right?
Dear Julie Bishop,
You have long been the member for Curtin, and as such, you represent the interests of this constituency. The area you caretake is an area rich with natural treasures.
I consider myself blessed to live in the western suburbs. At night, I can hear the sea beating on the shore. I often go snorkeling, just to be amongst the beautiful wildlife that has survived here for millions of years.
Unfortunately, some of us do not treasure this natural bounty, and abuse our oceans for either their own gain or their own entertainment. Too many times our coastal regions have been under threat by either development or polution. The western coastal region hosts a more diverse ecosystem than even the Great Barrier Reef. You are amongst those that can protect this stunning, precious natural habitat.
I know Tony Abbott does not consider marine sanctuaries to be very important. This election has shown both major parties that people *do* care about the environment. The only reason Labor did not win by a landslide is because of the huge shift to the Greens. People have told Parliament what they want - they want a greener government.
Marine Wildlife Sanctuaries may seem like they will disadvantage fishermen and outdoors-folk, but what they don't understand is that without these vital sanctuaries, marine wildlife has nowhere to be safe and to repopulate. We can't go on eating up everything in the ocean forever. We must take care of the oceans.
It has been clear to me, watching the run-up to this election, that Marine Sanctuaries are not a priority for a Liberal Government. But they are important, and they will be important whether you want it or not. Ecological diversity is not just a hippie, tree-hugging concern. It is vital to human survival.
I hope that you can show me that the Liberal Party is not ignorant to what is important. Prove to me that your party cares about more than the bottom line for corporations and the upper echelons of society. If you really are the party that will lead Australia with a more stable and effective government, show us that you will do that while protecting our waters from wasteful and careless behaviour and policies. Protect one of our greatest resources.
Regards,
Nancy Lorenz.
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Date: 2010-08-23 10:27 am (UTC)Anyway, I hope lots of people do what you've done.
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Date: 2010-08-23 11:44 am (UTC)I hope people try it too. I love the beaches that I swim in, I love the beautiful wilderness of the West Coast. It's like my own blood in my veins, it's life to me. The thud of the breakers is my heartbeat. I'll do anything to protect it so that people in the future can enjoy it as I do. And the animals, they're the priority of course. LOL!
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Date: 2010-08-23 11:51 am (UTC)You and your Earth logic! XD And in any case, Julie Bishop seems fairly reasonable; maybe if enough people lobbied about this, it would have an effect. You never know, right?
I'm not much of a beach person, but I have a lot of love for our tropical rainforests and the wilderness of the highlands. I used to hate seeing rubbish discarded by the side of highways when I lived in a more rural area. My favourite part of road tripping (or one of my favourite parts) is getting to see all the greenery (or, in the bush, brownery!) outside my window. It's all beautiful in its own way, and I'd like to preserve it. But I also think there's got to be a balance between using the land and ocean for profit and enjoyment and trying to protect it. So I don't want to completely ban recreational fishing or something, but I also don't think that, say, fishermen should be given open slather in areas with a lot of endangered wildlife and plant life. There's got to be a balance somewhere in the middle there.
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Date: 2010-08-23 01:09 pm (UTC)(no subject)
Date: 2010-08-23 10:45 pm (UTC)Your letter sounds terrific and hopefully she'll see sense and actually take the time to consider it.