Saturday, April 25, 2009

Drilling

Should people drill or not to drill for new oil and gas. That was the issue that had an argument on Friday. This argument was between young people and many of the older people. They were at the United Nations affiliated Indigenous Peoples Global Summit on Climate Change. There was a five day summit that ended on Friday. It ended with Miguel d'Escoto Brockmann. He is the president of the United Nations General Assembly. There were hours of argument. The document says people are deeply alarmed by the accelerating climate devastation brought about by unsustainable development. The final document contains two options.
One calls for the moratorium where supported by certain people. The other says people would look in the use of fossil fuels. At the same time, respecting the rights of the certain people to develop their resources. Youth arguerswere pushing for the total moratorium. They had thought about entering another declaration to the Denmark conference. They couldn't get a moratorium. A difference of opinion was to be expected. It was expected when nearly 400 people from 80 nations are brought together to talk about the climate change. This is all I know and I hope they do drill because we will have more oil and gas.

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