"people in Africa or Pakistan don’t know what [eco-friendly] means".
My word. I can't speak for Pakistan, but the good folk in Africa know damned well the value of their environment.
For example the objections to Shell's planned seismic oil exploration of the coast of South Africa is vehemently opposed - on largely environmental reasons - by local residents. They have obtained an injunction and are now opposing it in their constitutional court.
No only do they understand ecology, they seem to have a firm grasp of law as well.
Why you would imagine that a billion people don't know that they depend on the environment is something for the mirror.
> but the good folk in Africa know damned well the value of their environment.
I guess I was just exaggerating for effect.
> For example the objections to Shell's planned seismic oil exploration of the coast of South Africa is vehemently opposed - on largely environmental reasons - by local residents. They have obtained an injunction and are now opposing it in their constitutional court.
Same thing in central Tunisia, though without courts; people just scared off the multi-nationals into leaving. Shale gas is very dangerous in populated areas and Tunisia has a quite a bit of it. But it's not really worth to extract expect for the people doing the extracting.
My word. I can't speak for Pakistan, but the good folk in Africa know damned well the value of their environment.
For example the objections to Shell's planned seismic oil exploration of the coast of South Africa is vehemently opposed - on largely environmental reasons - by local residents. They have obtained an injunction and are now opposing it in their constitutional court.
No only do they understand ecology, they seem to have a firm grasp of law as well.
Why you would imagine that a billion people don't know that they depend on the environment is something for the mirror.