Power to the people
Tue, 20 Jul 2010 4:53 pm – Posted by Mandy | 3 Comments
Blogger: Forest & Bird’s Conservation Advocate Nic Vallance
What an exciting twenty-four hours it has been!!! When the news broke last night I was so shocked and then excited I shed a few happy tears!
First let me say a huge THANK YOU and CONGRATULATIONS to all of you who submitted, signed, wrote, shouted, and marched on the government’s proposal to open up our most precious public conservation lands to mining. Your grandchildren will thank you for it!
It is a monumental day for the protection of our most precious places and native wildlife today - and it is great to see that the Government has listened.
From my personal point of view – it’s a huge relief, and also it has made me extremely proud to have been a part of this campaign.