The Earth cries in poverty, while man continues to fire up the
chainsaws and cut back the trees for financial growth.
Shrinking rainforests and the disastrous effects of slash and burn in
Indonesia have been brought to our attention by major networks many times in the recent
past, and there is probably some form of environmental destruction going on in your own
back yard that doesn't get any coverage at all.
You must have heard about Transylvania. What does the name conjure
up for you?
Count Dracula's domain used to be clothed in towering trees of the
darkest green.
The loggers have raped these forests and left much of her body
scratched and bare.
Instead of replanting, farmers use the dead wood to stake out their
domains and so destroy a legend in the process.
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With a little more fantasy and
imagination, professional interior designers could have created an example of the age. Instead,
the off-white plates in the restaurant are simply stamped in red:
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The Count's blood must be boiling when he looks down on
his environment today.
What are we doing to our planet, and the heritage that should be left
to our great-great grand-children?
In less than a generation, Transylvania alone has been altered
dramatically.
By Michel.
Related Links
Earth Day Network:
An alliance of some 17,000 groups in 174 countries working to promote a healthy
environment and a peaceful, just, sustainable world.
Envirolink:
Database of thousands of environmental resources and provider of internet services to
non-profit organizations.
Gaylord Nelson and Earth Day:
As a senator, Nelson contributed to important liberal reforms but struggled for years to
interest his colleagues in environmental protections. So he turned instead to the people,
proposing April 22, 1970 as a day for Americans to speak out about the environmental
crises they faced.
Romania Travel Notes:
The borders of Romania have shifted over the years, and some eleven percent of Romania is
still populated by ethnic Hungarians.
Transylvania - How it Was Back Then:
A look back at how Katalin Meszaros saw Transylvania, more than 30 years ago.
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