RE: [Philmont]: Please don't feed the bears

Africa's problems are major. Drought, loss of forests, famine and so on.
Many major ecosystem survival issues.

I had a brother in the Peace Corps who years ago served in Africa and helped
taught the use of specially made stoves which would minimise the use of
firewood, in order to keep scarce tree cover from being endangered.

Obviously much more needs to be done and the CNN article Bob mentions is
evidence of this.

The basic chemical principles of food production, especially essential
components of fertilisers, have been known for a long time and yet drought
trumps the best planning in food production.

Years ago in Libya oil drillers used their rigs to drill for water as part
of a concession agreement and hit a huge aquifer of fresh water very near
the surface. With aluminum pipe to distribute the water and the use of
chemical fertilisers alfalfa was successfully cultivated in sandy soil. At
the time King Idris proclaimed that Allah had sent the drillers to Libya.

The point is that fresh water and scientific food production methods are
badly needed in Africa.

Writing your congressperson to get this issue looked at is a very good idea.

Joe Jansen
JAJansenJr@gmail.com

>From: "Bob Schaettle" <bschaettle@msn.com>
>Reply-To: philmont@troop47.com
>To: Multiple recipients of list philmont <philmont@troop47.com>
>Subject: RE: [Philmont]: Please don't feed the bears
>Date: Sat, 4 Mar 2006 13:30:42 -0600
>
>I realize that a starving animal may evoke an emotional response from some,
>and I do sympathize, but Philmont is a wilderness, and in wilderness areas
>animals starve to death regularly. This is a feature of natural
>environments that scouts should learn about.
>
>If you feel strongly about hunger, get your Congressman to send food aid to
>east Africa, where millions of humans are facing imminent starvation.
>http://www.cnn.com/2006/WORLD/africa/02/20/africa.starve.reut/<http://wwwcnn.com/2006/WORLD/africa/02/20/africa.starve.reut/>
>
>--Bob Schaettle
>2005 805-D

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Received on Sun Mar 5 01:55:33 2006