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Our 'smart' government plans to mine coal in the last remaining forests of Central and Eastern India.[1] Those who want to save the forests are being called 'fools'. In the past few months a Group of Ministers (GoM),[2] has met twice to decide if our forests will be destroyed for coal. Today they will meet, probably for the last time[3], to make a choice - forests or dirty coal.
The government must realise that renewable energy and energy efficiency measures can meet our power demands.[4] As the 'smart' GoM meets today, we need to show them that the 'fools' will not allow their forests to be destroyed. Darsheel Safary, a budding child artist has signed up to be a Fool for Forests.
See what he has to say and become a Fool for Forests by asking the government to protect our forests.
The growing support for forests will be communicated to the government to show them that the public wants their forests protected. Last year, massive public opposition helped get a moratorium on genetically modified Bt brinjal.[5] We must do this again to keep our forests safe.
These forests support thousands of communities and are home to wildlife like tigers and elephants. All these will be impacted if the government goes ahead with its plan to destroy the forests for the coal beneath them.
Research by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change shows that renewable energy can power the world.[6] The government needs to invest in renewable energy instead of coal. Become a Fool for Forests now and tell them.
Thanks a billion!
Preethi Herman,
Climate and Energy campaigner
Greenpeace India
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Source:
1. Allow mining in 90% no-go zones', Hindusthan Times, October 29 2010
http://www.hindustantimes.com/Allow-mining-in-90-no-go-zones/Article1-619206.aspx
2. GoM to look into no-go areas for mining, Times of India, January 14, 2011
http://articles.timesofindia.indiatimes.com/2011-01-14/india/28371239_1_environment-ministry-finance-minister-gom
3. GoM on coal to now meet on June 9, Business standard, June 6, 2011
http://www.business-standard.com/india/news/gomcoal-to-now-meetjune-9/137592/on
4. Greenpeace provides an alternate energy vision for India, Greenpeace, March 24, 2009
http://www.greenpeace.org/india/en/news/greenpeace-provides-an-alterna/
5. It's moratorium on Bt brinjal: Jairam, The Hindu, February 10, 2010
It’s moratorium on Bt brinjal: Jairam, The Hindu, February 10, 2010http://www.hindu.com/2010/02/10/stories/2010021058000100.htm
6. Renewable energy can power the world, says landmark IPCC study, Guardian, May 9, 2011
http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2011/may/09/ipcc-renewable-energy-power-world
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