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River Of S h it to be leaching into campus creek.

Raw animal wastes produced by UBC animal science department found

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by Mary Jean O’Donnell ing. Both processes sewe to re- Two large piles of manure turn the animal waste to the land

collected from the barns of the thus revitalizing the soil. - ’department of animal science are The pollution problem lies not *leaching into a campus stream only with the leachings into the

which drains through the creek but the animal waste could Musqueam Reserve and eventu- also be seeping into UBC’s storm ally ends up on Wreck Beach. drainage system which empties

Other generators of agricul- directly into the Strait of Georgia tural waste in the Lower Main- between Wreck and Tower land are not permitted to dump Beaches.

.-I into the GVRD’s sewage system. Solving the problem would be Rather, they are expected to achancefor the universitytoshow handle their manure in an envi- how ecologically minded it can be ronmentally re- said Richard sponsible man- Beames, a pro-

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c per . “The department is SO feasor in UBC‘S Jim Shel- underf;nded by the animal science - + ford, acting head department.

of the animal university adminis- “ T h e science depart- tration t-it they are largenumber of ment, , said he “wishes [thevl mablebdealwiththe who visit the

school children

h a d a differeAt manure at the present animal science system,”but said unit each year

m they “have no to observe milk budget to handle p r o d u c t i o n the manure.” could also be shown better meth-

“The department is so ods of dealing with waste in order underfunded by the university toeducate our future generations,”

able to deal with the manure at Wsingknowntechnology, the the present time,” he said. university could demonstrate how

Typically, solid and liquid animal by-products could be wastell are separated. The solid handled and converted into eco- matter is composted with saw- logically desirable end products. dust to produce an organic fertil- A compost project could be de- - tzer, while the liquid waste is signed without bringing in out-

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sprayed onto fields before plant- the university nothing.”

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Although in the final stages of planning, an undergraduate

-*degree programme in consewa- tion, recreation and natural areas management proposed by the for- estry faculty could be delayed a year because of its impact on other programmes and departments.

. A In an interview on Friday, zoology professor James Berger, chair of the biology department curriculum committee, said his department will not be able to handle the extra workloadinfirst- year biology created by the programme.

mally :not a problem, but there has been a monstrous increase in enrollment,” he said.

Moreover, Berger said he is

>+ > “First-year biology is nor-

not expecting the necessary in- the onus is on the universityto set crease in funding and number of i ts priorit ies so that such classrooms, labs and instructors programmes are available. to handle the influx. “There is a very real need for

We’ve had 12 years of re- suchprogrammes,,”he said.”Many trenchment,” he said. We’re ab- of the problems we’ve had today solutely at the breaking point. would be easier to handle if such Next year’s budget is going to be a programmes were already in massacre and we’re stuck with place,” he said. resources that do not go around.” In contrast to other forestry

programmes, Haley said this one Senate approved the would focus on “non-timber val-

programme earlier this mohth ues” and take into account such subject to consultation from the concepts as biodiversity. He be- committee. “he committee’s rec- lieves an abundant number of ommendations must still be re- students will apply for a spot. viewed by the respective heads of W e know thnt there’s a de- the biology and zoology depart- mand for such an education and menta before they reach Senate. we strongly suspect there is a high

In response to Berger‘s con- number of students who come into cerns about class size, forest re- forestrybecausethey’reinterested source management professor in wilderness management,” David Haley, who oversaw devel- Haley said. “But their real inter- opment of the programme, said est lies outside timber manage-

ment and the orientation of for- estry is timber.”

Besides students already in forestry, Haley said entry levels were set to attract first and second year arts and science students.

“These areas [of study1 are as much social as scientific,” he said. W e feel there is areal needin this area for liberal, broadly educated people and that means to have a good background in social sci- ences.”

Forestry is not the only fac- ulty looking at environment-ori- ented programmes. Both the arts and science faculties are consid- eringintroducing degrees in envi- ronmental studies and environ- mental science respectively.

Haley admitted the forestry programmes have a narrower fo- cus and are less stringent than

the proposals of arts and sciences. “A big criticism of our

programme is that we don’t offer courses in physics, but a trade-off has to be made,” Haley said. “It could mean that philosophy 417 which is Wilderness Ethics would have to be done away with.”

While the forestry programme is designed primarily for students wanting to work for the federal and provincial government parks departments, the other two offer a broader, less focused curricu- lum.

Haley anticipates that 40 students will be accepted into the programme each year from a cross- section of faculties. Of the 133 course credits, 111 are already available at UBC. Haley said three more instructors would be added to the forestry faculty st&.

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WC2, GVRD grapple over logging practices ‘ C

by Sharon Llndoree

Destructive logging practices may continue to be used at the Seymour watershed, one of the three water sources for the Vancouver area.

The Western Canada Wilder- ness Committee (WC’) claims that grapple yarder logging causes soil disturbance and water quality degradation.

The Greater Vancouver Re- gional District (GVRD) said that it iscostefficientandnotdestructive. The lack of data to prove the effects of logging in watersheds has stimulated a debate on the matter.

Paul George, the founder of WC2, said the 1992 pre-logging plans for the Seymour watershed confirmed the use ofgrapple yarder logging, which will cause greater soil erosion and water quality deg- radation. This type of logging has been in use in watersheds for at least a year and a half.

According to WC’, the GVRD previously required logging con- tractors to use high lead and sky- line systems, which cause lower amounts of soil disturbance. Grappleyarderloggingtechniques use a machine and fewer people. This requires more roads and is a less selective process.

Derek Bonin, GVRD’s super- intendent offorest operations, dis-

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agreed and said that the process was not more destructive. He said the land is analysed according to stability and then classified as be- longing to one of five areas, which are dealt with accordingly. Using approximate numbers, Bonin said of the 58,000 hectares that make up the three water sheds, 22,000 are not operable. Two-thirds of the logging is done by high lead or grapple yarder logging.

“Our contractor hasboth [high lead and grapple yarder logging equipment] what we use depends on the lay of the land, costs vary. Grapple yarder logging is more competitive, we tender out con- tracts, so the lowest bidder gets the contract.”

George said, We’ve heard rumours which we are trying to verify that grapple yarder logging has been banned in the Northwest US. We already believe there is excessive erosion, not pure mud but also organic debris goes into the water, people managing the safety level have had to add more chlorine to the water.

“Last year the water was muddy, therefore more chlorine was added, studies show that high levels of chlorine in water produce ahigherincidenceofcolon cancer,” George said.

Bonin said, don’t see the connection of more chlorine with logging, chlorine serves more as

function with drinking water standards. The water supply will be worse during high rainfalls.

“If you looked closely, I don’t‘ think the water is dirty from log- ~

ging operations, it is generally due to geology and parent soil mate- rial.

The issue of cle’ar-cut logging will be discussed by the GVRD. “he board will meet at the end of4 February to decide the extent of logging. This could include a total * moratorium or various variations,” Bonin said.

“I do think there will prokably be debate. These days with public interest groups concerns with wa-,. ter supply, if there is any threat, it is an important issue. There is a lack of data, people like myself have done observation, but we need long term data collection on water quality. The board will make the final decision.“

George said, =To make a long‘ story short, if they continue to log, 9

GVRD health will have to put in a filtration plant. It is estimated to cost half a billion dollars, way, way more than they will ever make from logging. The best way to filter it is to leave the watershed alone‘ and not clear cut it. Even high lead systems are inappropriate in wa- tersheds, clear cutting is totally inappropriate and costs more in the long run.”

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Cyanide Spill: : Vancouver’s Chemical Threat

by Graham Cobman On January 16, a container

holding 175 drums of deadly so- dium cyanide pellets fell and split

L open while being unloaded from a railcar at Pier Three on the Burrard Inlet.

The area was evacuated and the Vancouver Fire Department‘s (VFD) Hazardous Materials team was alerted. Laidlaw Waste Sys- tems-the private company con- tracted to deal with the spill--took - three days to finish the clean-up.

ABsistantchiefWilliasofthe VFD said, “It was very fortunate that it did not rain. If it‘s mixed withwateritproducestoxicgases.”

mixed with sulphuric acid, pro- + duce the deadly gasses used in

California’s execution chambers. The clean-up team ”was able

to keep it fairly dry, but i t was beginningto disintegrate just with the moisture in the air,” he said.

Although the chemical spill I didleakintothesurroundingarea,

Williams said the toxicity never exceeded “routine danger levels.”

“Our team’s there to insure that there’s no life threat. We make the! area as safe as we possibly can,

* and if necessary our teams will do . an isolation. With that product there’s nothing you can do but put it i n a container and remove it.”

Don Larson, president of CRAB society (Create a Real, Ac- cessible Beach) said that this most - m- recent spill reaErms the need to move the shipment of hazardous - goods away from urban regions.

(CRAB is a citizen’s action group formed to lobby for the cre- ationofgreenspacesinthe densely populated Strathcona area bor- derhgF’ier3.Havingaccamplished its initial aim, CRAB continues to

* ac t as an advoca te for the community‘s rights.)

Larsonhasalsobeenactiveon theVancouverandDistrictLabour Coucil’s subcommittee on hazard- ous cargo for last two years.

“he guys who are working on the waterfront are pretty freaked out by what they’re handling, but

’ ~ they’re afraid to say anything in casetheylllosetheirjobs,”hesaid.

Because only six per cent of the goods moved through Burrard Inlet are hazardous, most of the teamsters jobs would not be threatened, Larson said.

relocation would be regained at the new site.”

Paul Lawrence, chair of the subcommittee for eight years said he agrees there are problems with %’ the cvrrent hazardous goods site.

that we’ve been discussing for sev-

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eral years. A study in the late 80s found that the alternatives were few, and that the various levels of government and industry would have a lot of trouble agreeing on a new location,” he said.

“They’ve looked at other al- ternatives. There’s always been talk of Robert’s Bank (the coal su- per-port south of Ladner), but the environment there is very pre- carious.”

Yet, the situation cannot be allowed to continue in its current state, Lawrence said.

”The workers in a lot of cases have become so used to handling them [dangerous cargos1 that they’ve become nonchalant,” he said.

”One of our problems is trying to keep dangerous cargos in the mindsofthepeopletoimpressupon them that it’s a very serious busi- ness.”

We’re not Luddites or any- thing. We fully understand that chemicals are here, that thefre here to stay, and that they’re going to be shipped through built up ar- eas. There’s no question about that.“

Whatwe’vealwaysfoughtfor, and still fight for,is that the present regulations be enforced and that there be a process of continual re- view,” Lawrence said.

However,accordingtoLarson, simple enforcement of current regulations is not sufficient. Since the goods have to first reach the dock area, the problem of hazard- ous goods is not confined to the Burrard Inlet site.

The railways and the three truck routes that the City of Vancouver has designated for dangerous cargos also pose a po- tentially serious public hazard, Larson said.

Williams said that partially empty railcars containing chemi- cals, or liquified propane are ac- tually the most dangerous.

“Thebest example Icouldgive you of an uncontrolled situation is what happened in Missisauga about three years ago where they had a BLEVE [Boiling Liquid Ex- panding Vapour Explosion],” he said.

“It’s extremely powerful. I t killed one or two firemen and the whole area had to be evacuated.

”Now we have a safety rule that if we do have tank cars in- volved we set up unmanned water monitors and we stay 1,000 feet back.”

According to VFD estimates, the force of an explosion from one of those cars could produce a fire- ball of up to 300 meters in radius.

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Federal government to fund new global warning probe

Mate drew a direct correla- tion between ozone depletion and global warming, caused by “the slaughter of the forests-which some people have called the ‘lungs of the earth’-and the destruction ofthe phyloplankton-which is an even more important agent in the transformation of carbon dioxide into oxygenay excess [ultravio- let] radiation penetrating the earth’s atmosphere caused by ozone depletion.”

“It’s good that the research is happening. We’re into a phenom- enon that human beings have never experienced; it’s a whole new re- ality in the atmosphere of the earth,” he said.

“But we have to make a de- mand on the government and all corporations dealing in the pro- duction of [Chlorofluorocarbons] and CFC substitute material that contribute to ozone depletion, that we want action right now.”

Mate concluded, ‘The main actions we want right now is an immediate stop on the production of ozone-depleting substances, a stop to the destruction of forests, and the development of mass tran- sit facilities to deal with the con- gestion and pollution of private vehicles in urban areas.”

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Clearcutting has alternatives by Jennifer Vlgano

In BC, three methods of log- ging are currently in use: clear- cutting, selection logging, and shelterwood logging. The question of which is most environmentally sound is at the heart of a great controversybetween foresters and environmentalists.

Clearcutting-widely per- ceived as the cheapest method-is the most commonly practiced method in BC. It involves the re- moval of all the trees from an area in one massive cut. The forest in- dustry claims i t is necessary as a means to stop the spread of disease and allow species full sun to re- generate.

According to official govern- ment guidelines, the size and shape of a clearcut should be based upon economic, social, and environmen- tal factors. As well, site charac- teristics such as soil stability, ter- rain difficulty, and water courses shouldbetakenintoconsideration. In general, the more sensitive an area, the smaller the clearcut should be.

Unfortunately, from the size of clearcuts in BC, i t is apparent the intent of these guidelines are not consistently followed.

A public-relations pamphlet distributed by MacMillan Bloedel (one of several international forest companies logging in BC), states "clearcutting is the simplest, saf- est and least expensive way to log andregenerate theseforestlands."

MacBlo also claims clearcutting represents sustain-

able forest management and "makesgoodbiological,safety, and economic sense in the short term."

The Western Canada Wilder- ness Committee (We) is opposed to the clear-cut process. They argue clearcutting is ecologically dev- astating.

Grey Jones, one of WC?I cam- paignmanager's, saidclearcutting causes slope erosion, wildlife dis- placement, extinction, and deser- tification.

As an alternative to massive clearcuts, WC? proposes selective logging of d e s and the use of "zipper"cuts (very small clearcuts) which permit the effected ecosys- tem to heal itself.

"Small is beautiful," Jones said.

The selection method of log- ging manages even and uneven aged stands. The objective of the selection method is to maximize site productivity while maintain- ing site stability. The oldest or largest trees are harvested re- peatedly; therefore, regeneration is a continual process while per- manent forest cover is kept.

Selection cutting stimulates old-growth winter range for black- tailed deer, and is used in areas where trees are diseased. The dis- eased trees are removed, the rest ofthe stand is left where regenera- tion of vigorous and resistant species is encouraged.

tat and is more aestheticallyY * pleasing. 4

Theshelterwoodmethodisone in which trees from the old stand are kept until a new stand has been adequately established. This method is a combination of selec- tion cutting and clearcutting l"

through the gradual removal of a - stand of trees in a series of partial cuttings that may resemble thin- ning.

The overall effect of the shelterwood method is essentially a clearcut. This system is designed for shade tolerant species that re- generate naturally under the *- canopy of the final crop. "his - method is best suited for those species which require a large number of seed to regenerate, and protection of seedlings during growth.

the best alternative for BC's fore- Selective logging seems to

industry. HerbHammondfiom the . magazineForestPlanningCanada states "...selective cutting or par- tial cutting in a portion of the for- est landscape can meet aesthetic needs and protect other forest uses ,.- such as recreation, tourism, water, trapping, and culture." G.

Selective logging is both eco- nomically and the most socially acceptable; it avoids the difficulties and the high costs of regenerating clearcut areas, is the least ecologi- . cally devastating and remains ,

A * The seledionkethod of har- profitable. vestingisconsideredtobethemost "sociallyacceptab1e"asitpreserves more wilderness for wildlife habi-

- 6/THE UBYSSEY January 28,1992

Global warming and our responsibility t- * bv Peter Nilsen ide. methane and CFCs to the at- is ridiculous.

z If you live in a heated house,

drive a car or fly in a plane, you are part of the problem. We need to make a n individual decision to changeour lifestyles. Take thebus,

d L ride a bicycle, plant a tree, close 1 the window when it is five degrees I”L outside. It’s your planet, it’s your

responsibility. The theory of global warming

is simple. Add more carbon diox-

mosphere and more of the sun’s energy will be trapped within, like a giant greenhouse. The green- house effect causes global warm- ing.

These are subjects that peri- odically receive a lot of media at- tention. Frequently this attention either consists of pessimistic fore- casts based on inevitable global warming, or the research group reports that claim the whole idea

For years now environmental groups have predicted a rising sea-level, droughts, and shifting rainfallpatternsifnothingisdone, whilevariousscientificgroupshave have questioned such theories.

At issue is whether the global temperature will stay the same, rise a little, or, as the United Na- tions inter overnmental panel of Climate Caange has concluded,

.* Genetic biodiversity in agriculture . by AnaarSajoo It is often assumed the in-

dustrialized world is buffered against loss of genetic diversity due to the availability of tools of

r & genetic engineering. Phannaceu- tical and agribusiness companies have used exotic species, obtained informally fiam germplasm expe- ditions, with great economic suc- cess. Reliance on genetic engineer- ing, however, can result in neglect of the natural species which, so far, have been most successful,

.A outperforming any altered variety in tho natural environment.

+ Genetic diversity is at an all time high (there have been five mass extinctions on this Earth so far), but is declining at an unprec- edented rate due to human activ- ity. Peter S. Ashton of Harvard

%University found more than 700 tree species on ten hectares in In- donesia. This is equal to the total number of tree species in North America. More importantly, it is estimated that one species is lost each day.

a One quarter of all products in &, our neighbourhood drugstare have

their origin in tropical rainforests. plants also produce fibres and pe- troleum substitutes. A stand of 500 trees of the babassu palm of the Amazon basin produces about 125

&&barrels of oil a year. The rosy periwinklefimnMadagascaryields

* two alkaloids, vinblastine and vincristine, that are effective against Hodgkin’s disease and acute lymphocytic leukemia. The income from these two substances alone exceeds $100 million a year. Only 1.4 million of the four million species estimated have been for- mally described to date.

Advances in crop agriculture show that agribusiness and our government recognize the impor-

which to draw. Techniques such as 9 gene transfer for crops are only as

useful as the diversity of starting materialaHybridvigorcomeshm outbrcdingorcrossinggenetidy unlike species. Despite this recog- nition, there are only 12 parental strains for the 100 corn hybrids used today.

At the moment, humans use about 7,000 species for food, but a conservative estimate is that ap- proximately 25,000 species have edible parts. Reserving genetic diversity enables us to cut corners

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in order to feed our ever-growing population.

Since World War 11, there has been a tendency toward monocropping. The danger of this practice has been illustrated again and again. The classic example is the 1970 disaster in the US corn belt where the male-sterile T-cy- toplasm” was bred into corn. Its successful incorporation allowed a closely matched fungus to attack the crop, causing a debilitating 15 per cent reduction in production.

Crops have been domesticated over thousands of years. They would not survive in their present form without cultivation. With the adoption ofhigh yieldingvarieties in developing countries, there has been a loss of indigenous genetic resources. The discovery of certain genes in wheat and rice, however, hasenabledbreederstoreconstruct crop plants true to their evolu- tionary history.

The Russian scientist Vavilov was the first to organize germplasm expeditions arguing that maxi- mum variability of a species would be found near its area of origin. Now, several international orga- nizations have made major con- tributions in the collection and conservation of this valuable ge- netic resource.

Gene transfer, protoplasm transfer, genetic fingerprinting and RFLP analysis are invaluable tools that can be used to manipu- late single traits and to classify and distinguish crop germplasm. In agriculture, plants are bred for reproductive efficiency and wide adaptation leaving their vulner- ability to disease and pest infes- tation. Development of varieties with multilineal composition is a protective shield against unex- pected eradication.

The recombinant DNA and genetic identification technology has been cause for concern. There exist safeguards against the re- lease of “new” organisms into the environment where they may compete with and replace the natural variety. Concerns have died down dramatically due to l e g islation and the realization of the difficulty in unwanted transfer of genes once they are stable in the host’s genome. Regulation still lags behind innovation.

Conservation of biodiversity will not occur in a vacuum. There

must be progress in the fields of molecular genetics, politics, eco- nomics and agriculture. Methods such as orchards, gene banks, cold storage facilities for seeds and tis- sue culturesfor conservation must be used in concert and monitored. Since i t is not yet possible to rec- reate DNA from dead tissue, it is necessary to preserve endangered varieties. With funds already lim- ited, greater demands onresources and shrinking acreage, prevention of extinction is essential.

Germplasm resource centers all over the world contribute to the consolidation of funds and human resources. Care must be taken to ensure the free and noncommer- cial use of working and core plant collection resources. The Interna- tional Board for Plant Genetic Resources and other international organizations demand that infor- mation be kept freely available. Legislation restricting transfer of economically-useful species from a country prompts retaliatory ac- tion. This is one instance where the underdeveloped south may profit from the industrialized north, stabilizing the flow of re- sources between the hemispheres.

Some genetic pools can no longer be saved. Priorities have already been set and landraces are still in danger. Within the existing and extensive collections of plant germplasm, there are still gaps.

In 1974, the Committee on Genetic Experimentation was formed with interdisciplinaryrep- resentation. The Committee came up with three conclusions:

1) There is no evidence of unique hazards with the use of recombinant DNA technology, or in the horizontal transfer of genes (from species to 13pecies);

2) The risks for the release of modified versus unmodified or- ganisms are the same;

3) The assessment ofthe risks of introducing recombinant DNA organisms should be based on the organism and its targeted organ- ism, rather than on the method by which it was produced.

Attempts by molecular biolo- gists to take social responsibility for their finding:s is unparalleled in the history of technology. Murphy’s Law indicates that prob- lems with engineered releases oc- cur on those projects considered safest.

three degrees Celsius in the next century.

People in their everyday life seem to be totally oblivious to this reality. Rarely do people take steps in their life to minimize their im- pacts.

Citizensgroupsandpoliticians rant and rave about smog, which at most affects a few hundred square kilometeres of the earth’s surface, but global warming, though i t affects the whole planet,

is left to intergovernmental pan- els to make recommendation after recommendation, which virtually everyone promptly ignores.

The scientific theory exists. Burn fossil fuels and watch the atmosphere change. Whether or not the earth overheats is impor- tant, but we need to accept that we are venturing into the unknown, with climatic disaster possible.

The conseauence of

by Rodney Snooks An understanding of science

and technology is necessary for a meaningful comprehension of en- vironmental issues in our society. The environment is influenced by our patterns ofconsumption, which are dictated by rapid technological expansion.

In the past few decades our society has experienced a massive increase in its ability to produce new technologies and its depen- dence on them. For most people, this ”technologicization” has not been accompanied by a corre- sponding increase in the under- standingofscience,technology,and the processes by which they are produced.

Most of us access daily the results of this expansion in the form of compact disc players, com- puters and high resolution televi- sion. Yet these items are black boxes both in concept and in their workings.

For good or bad, our entire economic system has come to be based on the paradigm of continu- ous technological expansion. Therefore, anunderstandingofthe process of technology is essential to understand current economics.

Even educated people seem to exhibit a resistance to learning the basics of technology creation. Arts students seeking to fulfill their science course requirement would rather take Oceanography three- oh-something than learn some en- gineering or computer science.

Of the many students I have met at this school, the number with any understanding of scien- tific research has been infinitesi- mal.

The results of such a situation cannot fail to be detrimental. A public without an understanding of our economic processes is an uninformedpub1ic.Anuninformed public cannot properly guide, un- derstand or even question the de- cisionsofourpoliticalandbusiness leaders-they do not even know the language to use.

It is like trying to analyze an

historical document written in a language in which you have seen a few of the words, but basically only have a contextual understanding, while the remainder holds no meaning at all.

In our time, technological progress has seemed to take on a life of its own. This process is pre- cisely a result of the detachment of people from technological develop- ment. But the process is an illu- sion. Our detachment from tech- nology keeps us from understand- ing the human aspects of its de- velopment.

The relevance to environmen- tal (actually ecological) issues is clear.Acommonbeliefisthatrapid technological development can continue forever and furnish us with the needs for survival regard- less of ecology.

Humans cannot live in com- plete detachment from the outside world. There are physical limita- tions to growth. Our oil is rapidly depleting; land whose topsoil is destroyed cannot support crops; and our atmosphere will become poisonous if our rainforests all die.

These facts seem obvious, yet people are often capable of believ- ing we can overcome these prob- lems with technology. But no ma- chine can make us live without food, water, andair. Researchlabs do not employ “superwomen” or “supermen.”

A belief shared by many en- vironmentalistsisthatonlyarapid realignment of our economic and social priorities can preserve our quality of life for future genera- tions. Continued rapid expansion and consumption of our natural world can only continue to a finite limit.

If we cannot make a conscious decision to take this society off its present course, then economic and ecological disaster will be the only result. And only informed, tech- nologically literate people are ca- pable of making this decision.

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No compromise: environmental group strikes back r-* by Graham Coleman

’They have been called eco- r terrorists. Many consider their actions illegal, and the US has sentenced one of their founding mem,bers to afive-year prison sen-

~ tence for his actions. But when it ~ comes to the environment, Earth

First will not compromise. “Our underlying position is

that ecological concerns should alwaysbeput aheadoftheconcerns of any single species, including hum,ans,” said Ken, initiator of Vancouver’s first Earth First

“ chapter. LI Ken, who got involved in 1985

and1 ater helped form Earth First% Calgary chapter, said individual initiative was central to the Earth First philosophy.

“Earth First is not an organi- Lezation. It’s a radical, decentral-

ized, non-hierarchical, all volun- teer ecology movement. ~t‘s not a true ‘organization,’as there are no official memberships. Rather, it‘s an association of eco-activists who share a similar perspective on the

. .state of the environment and on their commitment to do something

” about it.” Yet, theEarthFirstphilosophy

of direct action does not support violence, he said.

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actions against an inanimate ob- ject like a bulldozer. We are for the destruction of the instruments of violence.

”Earth First has advocated technological sabotage for the benefit of the environment, but on an individual level.

‘It‘s for the individual to take their own initiative. We call it monkeywrenching.”

And, according to Ken, that is exactly what Earth First has been trying to do-take away industry‘s weapons of destruction: the bull- dozers, the chainsaws, and the public’s blind acceptance that companies have the right to destroy the environment in the name of ‘economic prosperity.”

Beforeturningtoeco-activism, however, Earth First‘s founding members had t i e d the mainstream environmental approach.

“Dave Foreman [who would later be sentenced to five years in prison on charges of conspiracy to destroy logging equipment] was the chief representative of the American South West for the Wil- derness Society, and Howie Wolke workedwithFriendsoftheEarth.”

In fact, of the five founding members, only Mike Roselle came from a radical-action background, havingbeenactivewiththeYippies (aradical US political group active

in the 60s and OS), Ken said. Yet as the 70s came to a close,

Earth First’s founding members “became increasingly frustrated with the compromises that the moderate environmentalists were making with resource extraction industries.”

YThemoderates] were womed there would be a backlash by the politicians if they asked for the preservation of llow elevation, old- growth forests because that’s where humans I.ike to live too.

“Mainstream groups were askingforless wildernessthan they should have been-areas high in elevation withlittleeconomicuse.”

Finally, the election of Reagan to the US presidency in 1980 and the widespread American swing toward conserv.atism which had swept him into ‘office, pushed the issue over the edge, Ken said.

Against this rising tide of ‘speciesism”-the belief in the su- premacy of a single species (the em-equivalent of racism or sex- ism)-Foreman, Wolke, Roselle and others fought back with the formation of Earth First, Ken said.

“Since then they’ve redefined the parameters ofthe debate. There basically was no pure, proenvi- ronment positi’on before Earth First came along.

“It was Earth First which first

- b. Environmental hotspots in BC I by Slhelley Vandenberg PEACE RIVER If proposed dam

CARMANAH (Upper): Currently is built, i t will be the second dam all logging is halted pending re- on the river. Like the first one, it views by Western Canada Wilder- will seriously endanger the river’s ness Committee (WCWC) and ecosystem. MaclMillan Bloedel.

STEIN VALLEY Tree Farm Li- have been bought by

Fletcher Challenge CHILCOTIN- BIG CREEK:

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b - h a s placed an 18-month moratorium on logging in the area. However, Bolson Creek STIKINE RlvER is still potentially threatened by logging.

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AND LOWER F W E R VALLEY: Boundary Bay: pollution and ur- banization are contrib- uting to the drop in mi- gratingbirdpopulations. . + Bums Bog: Currently i t is being used as a citv

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AREA: Mining, loggingand poach- ing are a continual threat to wild- life populations in the area, in- cluding grizzly bear, Dall sheep, eagles, and salmon.

TSITIKA (lower): An 18-month moratorium has been placed on this area by the NDP. However if,

logging continues, it will endan- -4 ger old growth forest and

killer whale use of the area.

VICTORIA: The most notorious dumpers of raw sewage. The City‘s sewage is dumped di- rectly into the Strait of Juan de Fuca.

WALtBRAN VALLEY The NDP has placed an 18-month moratorium on logging in the west, middle, and lower por- tions of the valley.

However, clear-cut logging contin-

ues in the up- per areas of

- the water- Bog &nservation Society wants this area desig- ing a nated as an Ecological Reserve. Unique to this TAHSISH-KWOIS OSTEIN VALLEY area are the Sandhill Cranes and Spotted Skunk. Seymour Watershed: this area provides Greater Vancouver with fish

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drinking water. Grapple yarders are being used to pull logs out from this area, which are notorious for creating soil disturbance and soil erosion. The resulting effect is silt inourdrinkingwaterduringheavy rainstnrms.

KUTZEMATEEN: Threat of log- ging in endangered wildlife area, which is mainly grizzly bear habi- tat.

NAHMINT VALLEY. The NDP will allow logging in this area un- der str ict harvesting conditions. However, this move does not nec- essarilyprotectagainstirreparable environmental damage.

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gingwill potentially begin once and downstream. Most at roads have been built. risk is the endangered Marble

Murrelet, a sea-bird, that nests STIKINE RIVER: Proposed log- only in old-growth canopies. ging near the river poses a threat Note: The NDP government has to the river‘s ecosystem and the the ability to allow logging at any surrounding wildlife. timein thecontentiousareas, those

with an 18-month moratorium, STIKINE WILDERNESS AREA: without public consent. Wildlife threatened by encroach- ing development.

Thanks to WCWC, Environ- TAHSISH-KWOIS: The NDP had ment Canada, Fraser River placed an 18-month moratorium Estuary Management Project, on logging in this area. Valhalla Wilderness Society,

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raised the whole temperate rainforest issue in California in the early 1980s.”

By pushing eceissues much further than before, Earth First makes the other environmental groups look like acceptable alter- natives, Ken said.

“Peo le were calling groups like WC radical.”

(WCLWestern Canada Wil- derness Committee-is a Vancouver based educational or- ganization run by volunteers and does not advocate violence of any sort.)

When asked what Earth First’s focus will be here in Vancouver, Ken said, “I’m not the one who’s goinn to call the shots

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the decisions that the group takes will be determined by the agree- ment of all its members.”

However, he felt ‘they should focus on eco-systems that haven’t receivedsufficientmediaattention as well as the old-growth forests.”

Among the issues Ken listed were: wetlands of the Fraser River area, old-growth maple stands in the lower mainland, BC‘s interior grasslands, marine eco-systems, and, of course, old-growth western rainforests.

“There are many legitimate means to use. Earth First uses one ofthem-civil disobedience. Where legitimate environmentalists are already acting we won’t interfere. But as a last resort, Earth First

here.1t’sbyconsensus.EarthFirst will try to be there.” is a non-hierarchical group and

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January 28,1992 THE UBYSSEY/9

Fried ofthe Earth Established in 1978, this non-

profit group aspires to be a national voice for the environment, working to renew communities and the Earth. Their current focus is on global warming and ozone depletion. Programmes range from urban tree- planting at a community level to problem-solving for global warming at aninternational level. Sixty-three per cent of funding is derived h m individual members, with some support from Environment Canada and donations.

Wstern Canarlit WiLihrness Committee

(“/ce) Anothernon-profit organization,

WC2 works to preserve threatened wilderness areas through public education (books, newsletters and public video screenings). The Carmanah Valley, Walbran and Tsitika areas are of primary im- portance; after ten years, the group has concentrated on setting up a research station in the Carmanah. The group focuses public attention on the threatened areas around BC. The committee receives financial support through private donations, membership fees (which are poured directlyintocampaigns),booksales, and government grants.

Sierra Clu6 of Wutem Canah

In its centennial year, the Si- erra Club is funded primarily through private donations and memberships. No direct tax write- offs are offered, and they do not usually accept government grants. The group is currently concerned with forest preservation, but other interestsarethewetlandsandBurns Bog. The Sierra Club maintains it is different from Greenpeace and prefers to achieve goals through le- gal channels rather than radical action.

Society far Trorrwtitg EnuironmntalConserzlation

6mc) SPEC works for the protection of the

environment, through education, advo- cacy and action. Current plans involve expanding research, hiring a full-time fundraiser and developing a theory of conservation ethics. The group takes a global perspective in its efforts to reduce waste of resources, improve the present quality of life, develop public input, and counsel industry and government. Founded in 1969, the group is funded by memberships, government grants, and private donations.

t- Nmhwest W M f i f e Preservation Society Established in 1987 as a non-

profit charitable organization, NWPS promotes wildlife and en- dangered species in BC through education-the key to understand- ing. They believe through educa- tion, the right choices will be made for the preservation of the environ- ment. Currently, the groupis trying to reach elementary and secondary school students, in addition to its adult education. The society is funded by private donations, with some corporate support, though wary of organizations which seek to influence and “tailor-make” the group’s programmes. No govern- ment funding is accepted.

Greenpeace A familiar name to most,

Greenpeace essentially works for a greenandpeacefulplanet.Thegmup attempts to relate environmental awareness to globalissues. Founded in 1971, Greenpeace accepts pri- vate donations, yet rejects both gov- ernment and corporate sponsorship.

~ n d the amr~ !&ace This 9-year-old group believes

the arms race is one of the major causes of environmental destruc- tion. End the Arms Race’s special event, the Walk for Peace, is in its 11 th year.

Green Party The Greens are a political party

that promotes a sustainable economy and society and hopes to resolve some environmental and societal problems. The party works within the system to affect change but also protests as an alternative action. They stress they are not an environmental party but a political green party advocating fundamen- tal societal shifts. First in North America in 1983, the Green Party is privately funded, with minimal corporate and union support.

Bum Bog Conservation Socieg

The society’s mandate is to pre- serve and conserve Burns Bog for the benefit of all life forms. Though the Burns Bog Preservation Society was formed 25 years ago, this 3- year-old group is slightly Merent. It has especially raised the aware- ness of Delta residents. They are funded by private donations, mem- bership fees, and government grants. They also receive support from the much-boycotted Shell and Matt’s corporations.

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Not since the publication of Exploring the Stein River in 1979 has a comprehensive guide to southwestern BC's only remain- ing unlogged watershed been put into print. In that time a lot has changed, both in terms of the controversy surroundingthe Stein and in the Valley itself.

PRINT Stein Valley Wilderness Guide by Gordon White Stein Wilderness Alliance $14.95

Even so, Gordon White took his time writing his Stein Valley Wilderness Guidebook and it only published last summer. And at first glance it was worth the wait.

The book is not a trails-only affair. "he first 75 pages are dedicated to an extensive over- view of the natural history of the Stein, covering the ecology, geog- raphy, vegetation and forms of wildlife living in the Valley.

And although the Stein has become more accessible over the years, White impresses upon the

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There is a umandatory read- ing" chapter on wilderness ethics and how to cope with things not found on a map, like torrential creek crossings and animals in search of an easy meal at the ex-

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routes through the Stein, ranging from day-hikes to extended back- pack trips. (He recommends two different one-way traverses afull- blown 12-day epic and a three to six day "mini-traverse.")

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Unfortunately, only a few pages are devobed to the politics surrounding the Stein. The epi- logue is written by Wendy Wickwire and Micheal M'Gonigle, two academics who have followed the Stein controversy closely.

But that is just a small point ofan otherwise strong work. Along with countless maps, the book has numerousphotosandillustrations, andbite-sizedpiecesofinformation in the margins.

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Big Trees: bringing t the issues to life

by Mark Nbben Ever wonder what the fuss

over BC forests is all about? Better yet, have you ever wanted to see them first hand?

Agood starting point is a copy of a Hiking Guide to the Big Trees of Southwestern British Colum- bia, written by Randy Stoltmann.

PRINT Hiking Guide to Big Trees of Southwestern British Columbia (second edition) by Randy Stoltmann Western Canada Wilderness Committee $12.95

Put ou t by the Western Canada Wilderness Committee last summer, the second edition encompasses 31 different parks, including, believe it or not, a run down on the H.R. Machtillan Park between Parksville and Port Albemi. (Stoltmann wri tes that the 134 hectare park was donated by H.R. himself in 1944 and the main at- traction is a forest of towering Douglas-fir, western red cedar, grand fir and western hemlock called Cathedral Grove.)

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Does Stoltmann incorporate an agenda into his work? Defi- nitely, but he is also writing about the few pockets of untouched rainforest left in the world. And about trees that range between 500 and 1,200 years old, reaching as high as 300 feet into the sky.

Most of these hikes are acces- sible and he begins with two walks through Stanley Park.

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Weseemtoknowsolittleabout our old growth forests that a book like this had to be published to tell us where theyare.Nevertheless, i t is worth sucking in the pride and getting a copy, and then hitting the trail.

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by Michelle Mason and Robert MacDonald

Over 75 per cent of Canadians live in cities, yet the urban envi- ronment surrounding us remains largely ignored.

In the last 20 years, entire communities in Vancouver have been eroded and displaced by the construction of upper and middle class housing in predominantly working class areas.

This process-known as gentrification-beganinKitsilano and is working its way around the inner city ring to converge on the Downtown Eastside.

According to Professor David Ley, a geoppher at UBC, rapid growth is changing the face of Vancouver and affordable housing is becoming a thing of the past.

“The inner city has always been the most affurdable housing area in the metropolis. It has been the zone for students, the elderly, new immigrants, and the poor,” Ley said.

He also said with the expan- sion of the central business district, the development of the Expo Land site and Coal Harbour, and the attrition of low- and mid-income housing through redevelopment, Vancouver‘s Eastside residents could Boon be squeezed out of the only aEordable neighbourhd in the Lower Mainland.

“They are forced to pay more for less space. Then, there comes a point where they’re just priced- out,” Ley said.

He added the dilemma is that theprocesshasbeenoccurringata time when government housing programmes have been cut back.

During their recent election campaign, the NDP said they would double the social housing allocation. However, with the empty provincial coffers Ley was unsure as to whether such funds will be available.

According to Dayle Moseley of the Downtown Eastside Resident’s Association, “even if they do keep their promise, it will only be a drop in the bucket.“

Moseley also said he is con- cerned that if the current housing pressurescontinueunchecked, the Eastside community will be forced to relocate.

And according to Moseley, there’s nowhere left to go.

“Rightnowit‘sjustattheedge.

It wouldn‘t take much to cause a really bad chain reaction that would just shove the whole system right out the window, and you would all of a sudden have 10,000 people on the streets,” Moseley said.

“That’s what our future’s go- ing to be if we don’t get down and get serious about protecting exist- ing housing stock, building decent housing down here, and finding some anchors to maintain it,” he said.

Moseley also said one of the factors working against the threatened Eastside is that people fail to see i t as a priority.

“They don’t see this part of town as worth saving-they don’t see this as a vibrant community,” he said.

Wost people would probably drive through this community and all they would see would be the hotelsandafewpeoplelyingdrunk on the street around cheque issue time. They would not raise their eyes above street level and say ‘bey look-there are 80 units of housing up there,m Moseley said.

The image of 10,000 homeless people on the urban landscape is grim but according to some urban specialists, not inevitable.

Michael Beazley, a PhD stu- dent specializing in urban megaprojects, said if we leave de- velopment to the open market it couldbeableakfuture.Instead,he advocates an overall city plan with fill and meaningful public partici- pation.

We must create mechanisms by which communities come to- gether,” Beazley said.

Similarly, Moseleyfelt the way to counter the effects of market control on the urban environment is to empower the community. By having the public oversee devel- opment projects, long term solu- tions could be devised to circum- vent what he calls the “fve-year political resurrection cycle.”

T h e root causes of all these problemshavelongtermsolutions, and they’re not the kind of things that are really sexy to politicians because they don’t help win elec- tions,” Moseley said.

With respect to long term planning, Moseley said, he felt the False Creek develoDment was “a

The development of False Ley said he felt the opportu- that no funds exist to build on it. Creek’s south shorehadintemated n i b to create such model develop- “So. in effect we have paper

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co-operatives and social housing with middle- and upper-income housing.

As well, the provision of ample green spaces allowed False Creek residents to interact on a daily basis with their natural environ- ment. Such immediate contact is known to be fundamental to suc- cessful urban planning on an indi- vidual level and for the benefit of the community as a whole.

“Our basic philosophical stance is that you don’t set up low income ehettos”vou inteerate in-

mint was missed when the c&y negotiated the redevelopment of the Expo lands.

‘They should have struck a much harder deal, and actually required the developer to build social housing as part of the re- ward for rezoning and making the land valuable,” said Ley.

Now that Expo development is going ahead, Ley said one way to contain the expansion of the cen- tral business district would be to downzone areas, thereby making them less attractive to develoDers.

housing,” he said. Furthermore, Ley said, he felt

if current trends continue, Vancouver will ultimately become an executive city where, to have the privilege of living here, people will need two professional salaries.

If Vancouver‘s eroding urban environment is to be preserved, both Moseley and Beazley em- phasized the necessity of public action. And Moseley said his out- look is positive.

“I’m optimistic about the communitv. but not Doliticians.”

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Preserve remaining old growth forest by R. J. Fisher

Old growth forest. The term implies so much, yet people con- stantly throw it around with little red understanding ofitsmeaning. Whatdoesoldgrowthmeantoyou? If an image of Stanley Park comes to mind, think again.

Picture, if you will, all the wise old grandmothers and grand- fathers of the world. In their life- times they have witnessed the continuation of countless earthly cycles; the rising and setting of the suns, the tides, and the moons. They have experiencedthe fullness and richness of life and the inten- sity of emotions. They are wise be:yond their years.

Imagine all the elders of the world merging into one complex being, joining their individual wisdoms into one vast receptacle of knowledge. One heartbeat, one lifeblood, one intricate, delicate system born out of the knowledge of centuries, and out of a bonding with all the natural things of the Earth.

Thisgrandoldbeingistheold growth forest. It gives shelter and

the means for life for all its off- spring and all those who pass through its bountiful embrace.

I t is very wise, and very stubborn in its ways. It cannot be moved;itcannotberecreated.And, like our elders, it has so much to give and share. All it asks in return is to be enjoyed and allowed to survive for its intrinsic value. Enjoyed with respect.

Ourgrandpeopleyearntoopass on their knowledge, yet we arro- gantly think they have nothing to offer that we do not already know. Wlthouthumancaringandrespect, our elders shrivel and die, and their deep understanding vanishes with them. By the time we grow old and understand, it is far too late.

The old growth forests are dying. They have been attacked, polluted, beat up, "developed," and squeezed dry for every last greasy dollar that each tree comes to represent to our so-called forest management experts.

The last remnants of un- touched majestic west coast forest still stand. Let us not wait until they are completely destroyed to realize the extent of their secrets.

- January 28,1992 THE UBYSEY/S

On Sunday February 2nd, U.U.C.'s Hillel Ilouse is presenting its inaugural "Run to Fly". Organized in conjunction with the J w i s h Students' Association. the 5 km runlwalk/rollcr blade with pcts and strollers intends to raise money Tor continuing Hillcl pro- grams. Thecntirecommunity isurgcd lo participate in thiskick-ofT 10 "Israel IVcek" - a ~ c c k long event designed to crcatc the flavour of lsrscli culture including everything Tram Houmous to politics!

Each participanl oTthe"Run to FIy"iscntcrcd 10 win the first prizc t<hich isa round trip to Israel on EIAI! Rcgisrrstion isSlS.00. Also included with registration is an ollicisl T-shirt, Israeli goodies :and much. much more ...

Looh for entertainment, refreshments. ond a great time at ti.B.C.'s l i i l lcl Hou4eat I I:OOam,Sund~p Fcbrunr?. 2nd. Rcgistra- lion forms at3iIsbleat Hillcl. 224.474s.

So I've recycled, what now? by Brett Kubkek

So you recycle. You put your aluminum and tin cans, newspa- per, glassbottles, andrigid plastic containers in the bluebox. And maybe you separate your recyclables, take them to the city recycling facility at the garbage depot (300 SW Kent Street), and practice "safe-recycling by making sure that no contaminants ruin a whole load. If you do all of these things you must be a deity of en- vironmental friendliness.

However, several Canadian municipalities cannot sell huge piles of recyclables, some of which get landfilled. City-wide recycling programmes are also costly com- pared to landfill options.

These were just some of the criticisms presented in a recent recycling expose by CBC Tv's consumer watch show Market Place.

In Edmonton, for example, "they can't even give away" their huge stock piles of old glass. "he city's extensive recycling programme costs taxpayers $200/ ton to collect, rather than $6Wton

pensive and few people were buy- ing. The company is now in re- ceivership. Since there is no mar- ket, most collected plastic will be landfilled.

Derrick Stevenson, the pio- neer of the bluebox phenomenon who started the pilot programme in Kingston, Ontario said the ex- isting problems of recycling programmes are not permanent.

"You can't take a bluebox and solve a Yolid waste crisis."

Stevenson said recycling is in itsearlystages,thetechnologywill improve and new markets will be created. It is a "starting point" of garbage awareness and con- sciousness, he commented.

"The bluebox as a piece of technology is not an efficient way to handle all recycling."

Joan O'Neil, whoisresponsible for Ottawa's bluebox programme, said the strategy for waste control begins with reduction.

We talk about the hierarchy of Rs: reduce, reuse and recycle. We began down at the bottom of the chain and if your had started at the top with reduction and

tion in Pandfillsl at a much faster rate," she said.

Already Guelph, Ontario, is progressing with their cheaper Wet-Dry" programme, which re- places both bluebox and regular garbage pick-up. Each household has two containers: one for wet- taking compostables, which in- cludes disposable diapers and cigarette ashes and the other is for dry-taking items such as bottles, cans and paper. The wet is mixed with woodchips and cornposted by the city, and the dry is sorted a t a facility which recyclks or landfills appropriately.

Whereas the bluebox programme reduced landfill in Guelph by 9.6 per cent, Wet-Dry is expected to reduce by 40 per cent.

Other communities such as Nanaimo and Vancouver are try- ing to reduce by charging money for garbage collected that is above a weekly quota.

It is encouraging that many are recycling, but we must reuse and cut back on packaging and disposable products. Market Place criticized recycling because it is

to landfill. And the percentage of eliminating excess garbage ... I only part ofthe solkion. Reducing

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plastic. Sorting the many types of plastic with different melting points is expensive, and finding markets for all ofthem is difficult. "he city thought a new local com- pany called Superwood, which wanted mixed plastic, was a solu- tion. The company processed the material into two by fours which could replace wood in some uses, but the Superwood was more ex-

Euthanasia: earth's only hope by Deb Copeman Human Extinction Movement wholesaledestructionoftheearth's

For all you disillusioned folk (VHEMT-as in gWe're not just ecolw. We have beenparasitizing out there who have ripped up your Greenpeace memberships in dis- gust, who recognize that environ- mentally friendly shopping is an oxymoron, who have bounced from environmental coalition to move- ment to committee like a down and out 40's Hollywood star seeking rehabilitation .... well, there's something you probably haven't tried yet.

Nope, not suicide, but you're close. It's called the Voluntary

serious, we're vehement"). Don't misunderstand me.

VHEMT does not advocate geno- cide, forced sterilization or murder of any humans. Nor does i t take a morbid glee in the disasters that befall human beings. It is the hu- manitarian alternative to such disasters,avoluntarychoiceto'live long and die out."

VHEMT believes that the gradual extinction of the human race is the only way to halt the

the pTanet for too long, want onl; exploiting its resources without paying attention to the long-term effects of our actions.

Now, as we teeter on the brink of complete environmental ruin, it's time to realize that the only real alternative to the extinction of millions of species of plants and animals is the voluntary extinc- tion of one: Homo Sapiens.

So, think about it. Consider the future.

UBC's own babbling kooks TAB€ JOHNSON PHOTO

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Environmental degradation and western world by Markus Eymann

I believe it was Mark "wain who said "Everybody talks about t:he weather but nobody does any- thing about it." Today we can say much the same about environ- mental degradation.

But, unlike the weather, be- cause the destruction of the envi- ronment is being caused by human activity it can be stopped, and maybe even reversed by human CiCtivity.

Lately, we have seen the ad- vent of blue boxes, recycled paper, and reusable cups. While these c!hanges are encouraging, they merely scratch the surface of the problem and do not address the

underlying issues. To understand them we must

examine the larger worldview which forms the philisophical foundation of our technologically- oriented, greed-based society.

I do not intend to present yet another list of "things to do to save the planet." Instead, I will enu- merate what I think are some of the most destuctive beliefs held by our society in the hope that this will generate discussion.

A healthy economy is a growing economy. This may be the single most destructive belief that out society holds, yet i t is held as axiomatic by almost every economist, businessperson, teacher, and politician. In fact, an economy that is not based on growthisdescribedas"backward."

Theproblemwiththisbeliefis that our world is finite, and you simply cannot have infinte growth in a finite world. The Earth, gen- erous though it is, can only give so much, and while its capacity to absorb garbage is immense, i t i s not limitless.

As a species, we have accumu- lated wealth and have grown in number as if we lived in a world that went on for ever.

What dose this mean for you and me, you may ask?

Weareallapartofthissystem of consumptive greed. We all con- tribute to it. And, though we can't stop eating, we can take responsi- bility for our actions.

When we think of buying something, we can ask ourselves: "How much energy was used to ship this item from its place of origin? How much energy and how many resources were used in its manufacture? Is the environmen- tal cost of the item worth the per- sonal benefit I will receive from its use? Is there a lower tech, less environmentally costly alterna- tive?

Most things in the world proceed in a linear manner from the beginning, through a middle, to an end. In nature, all things are cyclical. Nutrients get cycled through the ecosystem, water is cycled, life itselfis cyclical. The oxygen that you breath is the same oxygen that the dinosaurs breathed. The water thatisin your

views body right now has been in the bodies of countless other organ- isms.

"his means that the garbage you throw out will eventually come back to haunt us. If not tomorrow, then next year. If not next year, then some time. You are connected to other living things by the great cycle of nature. If you hurt nature, you hurt yourself.

Humanity is separate from and superior to nature. While this idea may have preJudeoI Christian origins, it is best exem- plified by the Christian idea that human beings are unique in their possession of a soul.

This alnthropomorphic bias later became translated into the "scientific" belief that only people have thoughts or emotions. While these ideas no longer have the prominence they once had, their consequences are still with us.

Our attitude of superiority towardnaturehasmade usbelieve that we have the moral authority to restructure the world in our image. As a consequence, we have built a fool's1 paradise consisting of high-rise towers and high-tech gadgets.

In our foolish arrogance, we have created large cities like Vancouver -which can only survive if they suck resources out of the surroundin,g country-side.

This centralized system is damaging in the short-term be- cause it reinforces the urban illu- sion of separateness from nature, and becaus'e i t generates a feeling of provinci.alness and inferiority among people who inhabit the countryside.

Itisdamaginginthelongterm because the resources of the countryside cannotlast for ever. In fact, we can already see this hap- pening in the depletion of forests, the loss oftopsoil, acidrun-offfrom mines, tleplletion offish stocks, etc.

However, there is an alterna- tive in the form of locally self- sufficent communities which use low, or intermediate level tech- nologies, a.nd which live with a philosophy of respect for nature, respect for one another, and with an eye to tlhe future.

The Toflno shoreline. MA CHlANlEN PHOTO

The Vancouver shorellne. PAUL GORDON PHOTO

Recognizing the rights of I.. everything

Suppose that you went into Safeway one day when you were feeling a little hungry. If you saw some loaves of bread sitting on a counter unattended, would you take one? I will assume that ev- eryone reading this article would answer"no."(Ifyouanswered"yes" then you should probably consider a trip to the psychiatrist.)

Butwhydidyousay"noTlno?"After all, it would benefit you to take the bread so long as you were not caught. Probably, you would resist the temptation because of the ac- cepted value that it is wrong to steal. The store owner, as we all know, has rights.

It is now generally acknowl- edged that as well as European men, women and people of all races have rights. These basic freedoms were not given to us by the oh-so- kind-and-generous establishment tomakeusmore useful.Obviously, slaves are very useful sorts to have around. So are docile little women ofthe"barefootandpregndtype. Why were these groups given rights, then?

Since their liberation served no particular practical purpose, the answer must be that there is now a general awareness that they al- ready had rights. They were just being violated in a socially ac- ceptable way. Does it not logically follow, then, that other species also have inherent rights that we have been ignoring for our own peace of mind?

I know that at this point any of you who consider yourselves Ob-

jectivists will be rolling your eyes and giving forth gusty sighs, be- cause I mentioned that heinous phrase - "inherent rights." (gasp, shock, horror!) Well, my answer is this: I am not writing this for you. If environmentalists succeed, you will be saved too, despite your- selves. If we fail, you will bum with us.

Really, I write this for the semi-converted, the anthropocen- tric environmentalists. (That means those of you who believe that we should save the environ- ment for our own use.) What I am suggesting is simply an extension of what has been done before. We must recognize that everything that lives has a right to live.

Of course we need to develop anecologically sustainable society. If we do not, then we will cause our own extinction. If we do not stop our population growth, then we will die like bacteria dividing in a sealed jar; when they reach the top they suffocate or drown in their own waste.

Besides these measures, though, we need to set aside un- touchable wilderness areas, to al- low other species to develop as well as our own.

It is not enough to follow the ideal of the seventies: "Do it for your children." We are those chil- dren.Anditisnowourresponsibi1- ity to "do it" for the continuance of every ecosystem on this planet.

Sophia Weldon Science 2

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Forest debate must be acted on

The environmental debate is reaching a flashpoint as far as treatment of BC's temperate rainforests is concerned.

On one side there are environmentalists calling for logging bans, tougher pollution controls and a shift in our philosophic emphasis away from exploitation and towards an earnest form of sustainabledevelopment. Dedicatedpple with genuine concerns.

On the other are those who benefit directly from harvesting our resources. For decades people from all walks of life in this provincehaveeqjoyedtheprofitagainedfromahigh-wage,resource- based economy. It has built our industrial and urban infrastruc- ture, and paid for the high standard of living that most of us eqjoy.

Both sides have valid points. The environmentalists are absolutely correct when they warnus that ifwe don't move quickly it will probably be too late. The loggers are legitimate when they say they have families to support. Why should they bear the brunt of changing our economy onto a less environmentally destructive path, they ask.

And caught in the middle is the new NDP government. Recently elected on a campaign platform which included in its planks the promise to resolve the environment-logger conflict, it finds itself split between two of its fundamental pillars of political support: liberal minded social reformers, and union-affiliated workers. Both have backed the New Democrats for years.

Faced with the potential for such a major cleavage within its ranks, the NDP would clearly prefer to simply ignore the issue. But the'realities of our environment and our economy demand other- wise.

The NDP government will have to act. Like it or not, all of us are ping to have to adjust to some

hndamental changes within our society. Changes in the way we approach our economy and in the way we determine our societal and individual goals. For a little while longer we will still have the ability to choose how we will change. If we fail to take that opportunity, thechangeswilleventuallybeforceduponusanyway. In either case, we will change.

At least for now, the changes that the so-called "Green Caucus" of the new NDP government and their environmental allies are demanding really aren't that drastic at all.

In accordance with the Brundtland Report, also known RE 'Our Common Future," they are calling for a boost in the amount of forest reserved for parks from the present six percent to 14 per cent. That may seem like a lot on paper, but on a map it's not that much at all.

Moreover, studies have shown that such an imposition would only equate to a 3.54.7 per cent reduction in the amount of forest that logging companies are permitted to harvest.

Let's face it, it's not that much to ask. Furthermore, ifour society is going to preserve itselfeconomi-

cally while still retaining the last few remnants of unpillaged natural spots in our province, we must diversify our economic base.

Like it or not, the age of the onecompany town is over and we have to look at other ways of attracting money to our region. Instead of exporting raw lumber, or worse, raw logs, we need to develop secondary and tertiary processing industries. We need to export value-added, fmished wood products, not green lumber.

The world of the future will not look kindly on the hewers of wood and the drawers of water.

However, we can't continue to look upon these changes as unseen forces which impact on other people in distant places like Cassiar. In order to have real change, they have to affect each ofus on a daily basis.

Whether we're willing to accept it or not, as UBC students we're on the leading edge of finding alternatives. We may not have all the resources, we may be facing cutbacks and tuition hikes, but in comparison to most of the world we're still pretty well off.

And, because we live and study from a position of privelige, it is our responsibility to make the environmental changes a funda- mentalpartofbothourpersonalLivesandofpresidentStrangay's agenda for the university.

It's either act now by choice, or be acted upon later.

THEUBYSSEY January 28,1992

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AMS slates defended

I would like to take is- sue with a number of state- ments made in the editorial column of the January 24 Ubyssey ("Comparison Vot- ing"). The statements that slates are detrimanetal to the democratic process" and that they "disguise the possibiltiy of alternatives " are unfounded. The idea behind slates is that they c a n consolidate like-minded candidates for the various positions under a single name, thus allowing voters to see the alternatives more :learly. A slate with clear

positions allows the voters to more easily identify the candidates with views simi- lar to their own.

Further, slate voting, particularly in a situation like the one in the AMs where each paition is cho- sen separartely, is more likely tolead to the existance of an executive with clear direction and the ability to work together. Considering the number of complaints about this type of issue in The Ubyssey in the past few years, one would think your position would be better considered.

The process of making choices easier and alterna- tives clearer for voters is vi-

tal for any healthy democ- racy. Indeed, perhaps if it were easier for UBC students to identify important issues and positions of a coherent group of candidates on those issues, we might well have better voter turnouts in campus elections.

Jonathan D. Waller Honours Political

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altered at UBC Last December, many

students had concerns about the lateness of transcripts being sent out to other in-

stitutions. This incident oc- curred due to the computer changeoverandabrandnew system being installed. Apology letters and tele- phone calls were made to other universities whea transcripts failed to reach their target destina"' 1;1ons with overdue dealines. Ri- chard Spencer of the Registrar's office stated that now when a transcript is ordered, "It will be ready for pick-up the next day or it will be mailed out within five working days." Students can rely on a much improved system.

Julie Lahey Senatoratlarge

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by Ken W u their envi- the hands of the cars,andflyinginairplanestoRive

h e a m environmentalists pro- claim that each individual in soci- ety is at fault for the ecological crisis and that the solutions lie in reforming one's personal lifestyle. Countlessguidebookshavehitthe book stores giving personal tips on how to supposedly save the planet be recycling pop cans, growing or- ganic vegetable gardens, composting kitchen scraps, show- ering more efficiently, and gener- ally limiting change to one's own backyard.

Hordes of well-meaning but naive "green" shoppers rush offto the supermarkets to engage in what they perceive as envimn- mentally-friendly consumerism. Incredibly, many prominent envi- ronmentalists lecture about the fundamental problems of indus- trial society, but then give some lame solutions like riding the bus more often.

ENOUGH BULLSHIT!!! First of all, our technological

industrial society is inherently ecologically destructive for three basic reasons: 1. It necessarily depends on con- tinued economic growth and ex- pansion for it's survival. In a finite world where all species must fit within the carrying capacity of

cancer. In- dustrial so- ciety is thus based on relentless wilderness exploitation. 2. It creates continued population growth, which again, is disastrous for the same reasons. 3. The technological nature of in- dustrial society cannot help but create pollution due to the overuse and extraction of nonrenewable resources, which are the main sources of pollution.

Humans are social animals and consequently develop economicand political systems to keep all mem- bers of society physically provided for and mentally unified (hope- fully).

The technological foundation of society, along with these sys- tems, provides all the connections that enable individuals to survive, such as connections for food (agri- culturally-produced plants and animals), shelter (permanent houses made of plastics and met- als), transportation (vehicles run- ning on fossil fuels and paved as- phalt roads), and so on.

Anyone who wants to survive is dependantuponthesesysbmsand the technological foundation ofthe society in which he or she lives; no person is an island unto him or

herself. An ecologically destructive society, such LLS our technological, growth-centered society, provides ecologically destructive connec- tions that can only result in eco- logically destructive lifestyles for all of its citizens.

Thus private lifestyle reforms for the sake of doing ?our own little part" are only band-aid mea- sures used to slightly slow down the destruction. Unless we replace the ecologically-destructive foun- dations of our society (for example creating a no-growth, technologi- cally-simpler, bioregional society) 80 that ecologically-balanced con- nections are integrated into our lifestyles, then environmental degradation .will never be com- pletely halted and reversed.

The root of the ecological cri- sislieswithinthehasicpremisesof our society, private lifestyles re- forms are nothing more than charity for the environment, and charity never produces change.

Government is the one directly in control of society and solely de- termines the laws, systems, and policies which affect the environ- ment. Therefore the direct respon- sibility for the mess we're in lies in

Therefore, i t can be said that each

individual is responsible to change society by lobbying, voting, pro- testing, and using other methods intended to affect the government.

The government could very wellchangesocietyitselfifithada real commitment to the environ- ment, as this is the intended pur- pose of government. What the gov- ernment is referring to when i t uses the word Uwe" is the private lifestyle reformist notion-"it's your own fault if you choose to live that lifestyle" or "look at yourself first before you criticize US" or reave the system and industry out of this."

By promoting the private lifestyle reformist notion the gov- ernment and many unknowing environmentalists are diverting the heat away from the real tar- gets where the needed fundamen- tal changes must be made. Seen from this perspective, the charge that each individual is privately responsible for the ecological crisis has become the big lie.

The criticisms of environmen- tal activists about their personal lifestyles, such as wearing clothes made ofoil products like polyester, writing on bleachedpaper, driving

filter ldown to all the lowe; levels, including the lifestyle of every in- dividual within society.

The fact that environmental- ists are living these ecologically destructive lifestyles (as is every- one else) is a case in the point that no one can live a truly ecological lifestyle in a destructive society. However, this fact does not give one a license to live in a thought- lessly destructive manner where such destruction is preventable with a reasonable amount of ef- fort, some private lifestyle reforms are always necessary to slow down the destruction while society is changed.

The environmental movement is doomed to failure as long as it follows this misguided path of re- form. Yes, keep on recycling your paperandcompostingyourbanana peels, but more importantly don't let those directly in control of soci- ety off the hook by limiting change to yourself. We need to fundamen- tally change government policies, legislations, and the system that is the root cause of the whole ecologi- cal crisis. It's going to take a hell of a lot more than shopping for envi- ronmentally-friendly peanut but- ter to save the world.

Eating your way through a green world There is no doubt that what

you choose to eat affecta your own health.However,didyouknowthat your decisions about breakfast, lunch, and dinner also have an impact on the environment, not to mention the treatment ofanimals?

How often do you question ycur choice to eat meat? If you are like most people, you rarely do. You can make a powefil and posi- .tivedifferencetotheworld,though, if the next time you consider biting down on that hamburger or chicken wing, you ponder the following:

*meat production requires far more land, energy, and water than plant-based foods *it takes 16 pounds of grains and soy to produce one pound of beef *the grains and soy beans grown to feed livestock would feed the estimated 20 million people who die of starvation every year *it takes 1,000 times as much in- creasingly scarce water to produce one pound of meat compared to one pound of wheat 020 vegetarians can be fed on the amount of land needed to feed one person consuming a meat-based diet *the area of tropical rainforest consumed for one quarter of a pound of hamburger is 55 square feet *the current rate of species extinc- tion due to destruction of tropical rainforests for grazing lands and other uses is 1000 per year *the major cause of global warm- ingis carbon dioxide emitted from the burning of fossil fuels *it takes 50 times more fossil fuels to produce a meatcentered diet than a meat-free diet *most cows, pigs and chickens are raised in factory farms where they

animals *meatisrichincholesterolandfat *meat-based diets increase your risk of heart disease, diabetes, strokes, hypertension and cancer *eatingmeatisNOTnecessary€or adequate nutrition

These facts should suggest that the reduction of meat con- sumption can help end the harm to yourself, the environment and to animals. It is not hard to become a vegetarian (and you do not have to limit your meals to salad). Here are a few suggestions to help you get started:

*in soups, leave out the meat and add high-protein items such as garbanzo beans, split green and yellow peas, and lentils *tofu is a nice addition to spa- ghetti sauces, chili, and stir fry instead of meat *try making lasagna with spin- ach, zucchini, etc., instead of beef *make sandwiches with sliced avocado, tomatoes, sprouts, cu- cumber, etc., instead of sandwich meat

Or if you do not feel like cook- ing, try these restaurants for fine vegetarian dishes: Greens and Gourmet: 2681 W. Broadway The Naam: 2724 W. 4th Ave. Afghan Horsemen: 445 W. Broadway Circling Dawn: 1045 Commercial Dr. Woodlands: 2582 W. Broadway Sweet Cherubim: 1105 Commercial Dr. Nyala Restaurant: 2930 W. 4th Ave.

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“He said, ‘I’m going to kill you

Chinaman.’”

”Io Ahn has fanned in Richmond for 20 Veteran inventor Ahn points to boxes and spare parts, surrounding his self-made washing machine, that he uses for his yearn. inventions and fanning needs. The province has classified it as “debris” and “discarded” material and is using it as a

by Jonathan Wong rain floods on his below sea-level farm. He illustrated to The 53-year-old farmer said he will fight the province

principle argument for his eviction. MA-CHlA NlEN PHOTOS

The Ubyssey a flood‘s fluid flow on a map he drew in the in court over his eviction. mud. M IN-HO AHN was left on the ground with a set of “Even rice, I don’t think you could even grow there,” Earlier this month, Ahn drove to UBC‘s forestry and

footprints surrounding him in the dirt. Nobody Ahn said. agricultural departments to canvas students for support. carried him away. Elewonibi said her staffmay review Ahn‘s farm again About 360 people have signed his petition.

He was driving a tractor in a strawberry field when butaddedtheministrymusthave ”complete compliance”to Ahn has already had several bouts with government about 20middle-agedmen fromaneighbouringcommunity reconsider his lease. agents. centre trespassed onto his farm and jumped him after “He’s been asked by the municipality to clean up and His property lost its farm status in September when throwing dirt at him. They punched him in the chest, he has not,” she said. BCAssessmentAuthoritywmtethathefailedtomeetlegal choked him and kicked him in the face. All he could smell In August, the ministry ordered Ahn to rid “dis- standards for farming. Three months later, he regained was the booze from their breath.Al1 he could hear was their carded” boxes and “debris” from his driveway, submit a farm status when they wrote that their original assessment complaint of too much dust entering their soccer match. farm management plan “spanning from the Fall 1991 to “may not have been appropriate.”

“I’ve got no place to go now.”

“One of them said, You Chinaman, I’m going to kill Fall 1996,” pay overdue property tax, and repair the The reinstated status, however, would again be re- said Ahn who is Korean-Canadian. greenhouse “all to the satisfaction of the Ministry.” The moved if Ahn failed to “submit proof of [his] agricultural

When police arrived, they could not press charges ministry gave him three weeks. income for the years 1990 and 1991.” though Ahn identified his main assailant. No witness Ahn said the wooden crates-which he needs to carry Ahn said the government’s roller coaster ride has would step forward. hisvegetables-were movedtothe side ofthe driveway, but given him a great deal of anxiety. “I don’t know what they

cancelled his lease. In May, the ministry rezoned his property for resi- The ministry labelled his spare parts for farming dential usage which meant Ahn would have to rapidly

“These parts, people think it’s garbage or junk, but I provincial elections, the ministry reversed their decision. After tending this 11.7-heCtare farm since 1976, the need i t all for fanning. You have to have cash to buy boxes Ahn could resume farming-but then he later received an

That was July 5. he failed to meet the impending deadline, so the ministry want,” he said.

Inventor’s farm “unsightly” inventions and supplies as “debris,) Ahn said. converthis farm to aresidence. In October, just before BC‘s

provincehastoldthe2O-yearRichmondfarmerandinventor and an order may take three weeks to arrive. I cant afford eviction notice. to pack his bags, and his house, and leave. His wife h d that. I can build one here right away for free.” Ahn has also been beset by flooding. daughter also live on the f m . Ahn earned $89,947 last year, but with $93,253 in In 1986, the Vancouver County Court summoned the

The day before Christmas Eve, the Ministry of En- expenses, he netted a loss of $3,306. Municipality of Richmond to court for flooding problems vironment Lands and Parks sent Ahn aletter stating: “You With these parts, I can build two machines in one. I Ahn said were caused by negligent control of municipal should be prepared to remove your house, and any other do twice as much in one day-I’ve only got 24 hours to floodgates. However, the farmer lacked the funds to corn- improvements or chattels ownedby you, and leave the area work,” Ahn said. plete his suit. in a safe, clean, and sani tary condition, to the satisfaction Elewonibi said his failure to remove the boxes has “Yesterday, I called the Work Yard. I have their of the Ministry, within 60 days from the date of this notice breached a municipal by-law which violates his provincial numbermemorized, and 1 toldthem about the flooding. The or ... materials will be seized on behalf of the Crown without lease on the Crown property. guy just said, computer says pump working. That’s it.” further notice.” “I’m Canadian. I’d like to do a lot for this country, but

patentedinventions, for his recent greenhouse invention, a Sometimes, they drive into my Rattling several sets of keys, Ahn explained he has hydroponic rotator, funded by the National Research tires or throw away my gasoline also been beleaguered by property damage. Council of Canada. “I have to lock everything up. People used to come

‘Your ideas on advanced technology crop production caps* here and steal a lot, things like gas. Sometimes, they drive are very interesting and may have potential for future nails into my tires or throw awaymy gasoline caps. It seems space travel or colonization of other worlds,” wrote NASA spokesperson David Winterhalter.

“It‘s unsightly, there’s a lot of complaints. Mr. Ahn like nobody cares for the farmer.” must comply with the by-law,” she said. His pick-up truck windshields and other windows

A Ministry of Environment Land and Parks spokes- Richmond’s Unsightlyhemiws By-Law states: Wei- have been broken by errant golf balls from his neighbour, person said the inventor breached his lease. ther the owner or occupier of real property, a) shall allow the Mylora Golf Club, built after Ahn leased his property.

“He has an a g r i m l t u d lease and he’s not usingit for the real property to become unsightly; or, b) shall cause or The farmer now fortifies his windows with wooden boards. &culture? said land administration manager Margo permit rubbish, or noxious, offensive or unwholesome matter “This is a very dangerous place. Since 1976, I must Elewonibi. or substance to collect or to accumulate around the real have colleded 5,000 golf balls-tell me what kind of chance

said, “Oh really, he may be rectifying some of the condi- tions.”

Ahn said the driveway area, the highest level of his property, is the only place for dry storage. Two large As Ahn trekked through his partially flooded pickle

The ministry last inspected Ahn‘s farm in August. vegetable washing machines he invented with discarded fields in his boots, he collected four more during his inter- Ahn attributed his dwindling summer crop to heavy wood and metal also stand there. view with The Ubyssey.

Four days later, NASA lauded Ahn, who has 27 i t doesn’t work. Nobody listens.”

When told of existing crops at Ahn’s farm, Elewonibi property.” I have to die?” he said jokingly.

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