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Preservationists must accept extinction as a natural occurrence
Endangered Przewalski horses have become extinct in the wild. Photo: AP
Preservationists think that Herculean efforts should be made to preserve every dying species.
Attempting to preserve environments of the past, they lock up land, sea and mineral resources, prohibit development and oppose water conservation. And now, in a vain attempt to preserve the climate of the recent past, they are crippling our energy supplies with futile mandates and taxes designed to force-feed “green energy”.
They should engage in preservation activities at their own cost with their own property, but should not use governments to force society down this risky road.
Read the full letter-to-the-editor: http://carbon-sense.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/09/extinction.pdf [PDF, 250KB]