tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3264914780516321436.post4758330332585895866..comments2023-10-21T21:54:39.121+13:00Comments on Tim Jones: Books in the Trees: Boycott BP? Boycott The Lot Of Them!Tim Joneshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14856414700019368658noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3264914780516321436.post-66158276590377842762010-07-01T14:45:22.834+12:002010-07-01T14:45:22.834+12:00This whole thing brings a tear to my eye - literal...This whole thing brings a tear to my eye - literally. I agree that they should all be boycotted.<br /><br />The story of Ken Saro-Wiwa is especially moving. All he was trying to do was protect his homeland. Killed because he was raising a fuss.<br /><br />Not acceptable.Deterministhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04630233168632221706noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3264914780516321436.post-56431560073294460102010-06-04T10:35:59.336+12:002010-06-04T10:35:59.336+12:00Tim - excellent post. Thanks for saying it as it i...Tim - excellent post. Thanks for saying it as it is. CClaire Beynonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00005365677016923903noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3264914780516321436.post-91687247437313479242010-06-03T11:22:57.743+12:002010-06-03T11:22:57.743+12:00Thanks, Mary (and thanks also to Matt for the link...Thanks, Mary (and thanks also to Matt for the link from his blog).Tim Joneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14856414700019368658noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3264914780516321436.post-74246852562130880742010-06-03T10:39:22.883+12:002010-06-03T10:39:22.883+12:00great post, Tim - have linked to it on my bloggreat post, Tim - have linked to it on my blogMary McCallumhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07482261103185786111noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3264914780516321436.post-65317060602313210172010-06-02T12:59:22.772+12:002010-06-02T12:59:22.772+12:00Thanks, Helen. Yes, the execution of Ken Saro-Wiwa...Thanks, Helen. Yes, the execution of Ken Saro-Wiwa was one of the few times the situation in the Niger Delta got worldwide attention - for those who haven't heard about this, see<br /><br /><a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ken_Saro-Wiwa" rel="nofollow">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ken_Saro-Wiwa</a><br /><br />(I had to look up the spelling, by the way!)Tim Joneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14856414700019368658noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3264914780516321436.post-63757661482317435402010-06-02T12:31:47.152+12:002010-06-02T12:31:47.152+12:00I think you've hit the nail on the head, Tim--...I think you've hit the nail on the head, Tim--so long as we continue to drive cars at the level we do, this quest for oil will carry on largely unchecked. And thank you for mentioning places like the Niger Delta, where protest leaders have also been executed by the state, eg Ken Sarowira (sp?)Helen Lowehttp://www.helenlowe.info/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3264914780516321436.post-75449413896482546972010-06-02T11:46:25.162+12:002010-06-02T11:46:25.162+12:00Thanks for your support! Kathleen, I wish it were ...Thanks for your support! Kathleen, I wish it were true that "you've still got a pristine wilderness down there", but New Zealand is far from that: our indigenous flora and fauna have suffered greatly from introduced predators, and the "rip shit & bust" mentality of settler New Zealanders has trashed some parts of the country very thoroughly.<br /><br />Neverthless, due to our low population density and the far-sighted actions of some courageous people who have been prepared to swim against this "develop at all costs" mentality, we do have substantial areas of close-to-pristine national parks and other protected lands.<br /><br />That is why many of us are so determined to stop our current Government's plans to <a href="http://timjonesbooks.blogspot.com/2010/03/no-mining-in-new-zealands-national.html" rel="nofollow">mine everything it can lay its grubby paws on</a> so that we can "catch up with Australia".Tim Joneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14856414700019368658noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3264914780516321436.post-34119829223740535232010-06-02T08:52:46.616+12:002010-06-02T08:52:46.616+12:00here here!!Someone has to say it, or we're all...here here!!Someone has to say it, or we're all f********* I sometimes think it's too late, at least for us in northern hemisphere. But at least you've still got a pristine wilderness down there.Kathleen Joneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07645566938871914385noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3264914780516321436.post-14322475392505688402010-06-02T00:57:07.233+12:002010-06-02T00:57:07.233+12:00This comment has been removed by the author.LentenStuffehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03185396264367723474noreply@blogger.com