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RE: Chad-Cameroon Pipeline Project

Hi Drummond,

Before making such a request. You might want to address what the
petro-company will do if we find a very rare fish which can not be easily
transplanted.

Headline reads: "Pipeline to Eliminate Ecosystems and Drive Rare Fish
Species Into Extinction!"
(Insert a color photo of a beautiful killifish.)

Petro-company spin: "At least we let hobbyists take one last look before we
killed off all of the fish."


The preferred petro-headline:
"Pipeline to Benefit Local Economy and Consumers Worldwide." (No mention of
the ecology.)
(Insert photo of happy natives)

The only environmentalists that the oil company will want doing
Governmentally required surveys will be very myopic and on their payroll.

Best regards,

-RJ-

-----Original Message-----
From: owner-killietalk at aka_org [mailto:owner-killietalk at aka_org]On
Behalf Of Drummond Howard
Sent: Tuesday, March 27, 2001 2:30 PM
To: killietalk at aka_org
Subject: RE: Chad-Cameroon Pipeline Project


I can't disagree with this, but Cameroon is not New Jersey.  I'm sure the
environmental protection laws are very different.  It never hurts to try.
As far as the cost, it would be insignificant and they would likely spend
far more on advertising to tell the world how they went out of their way and
far beyond what was required, to preserve this little fish.

They may be very recptive to the idea.  We need to make a well thought out
request.  Maybe there are other organizations who could help with getting
this started.


Drummond


>From: "-RJ-" <TranquilityBase at NetZero_Net>
>Reply-To: killietalk at aka_org
>To: <killietalk at aka_org>
>Subject: RE: Chad-Cameroon Pipeline Project
>Date: Tue, 27 Mar 2001 03:21:38 -0500
>
>I really hate to say this but there is no way that the oil companies will
>fund collecting trips, voluntarily. There are two reasons.
>
>First: The benefits and profit of the petro-product to the people who make
>the decisions is apparent and undeniable.
>
>Second: If a collecting trip were to locate some rare or unusual fish or
>wildlife that will be exterminated the oil companies are more likely to
>encounter more rather than less environmental resistance. They might need
>to
>spend additional funds to protect the environment, reroute their pipeline
>or
>delay their project. Or at least expend money on public relations.
>
>There is a case in point here in NJ. When doing an environmental survey for
>the construction of a sewage treatment facility on what was once a toxic
>dump site, 2 dead slimy salamanders were found.  Despite the irony of
>preserving a toxic dump site from being contaminated by processed sewage
>and
>the probability that the sewage processing plant was far more likely to
>produce more dead slimy salamanders rather than reduce their number, the
>plant was delayed for several years and many thousands of dollars were
>expended in additional studies, legal costs and public relations. Such
>lessons have not been wasted on the oil companies.  They will most likely
>do
>everything in their power to keep people out of the proposed construction
>site.
>
>Best regards,
>
>-RJ-
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: owner-killietalk at aka_org [mailto:owner-killietalk at aka_org]On
>Behalf Of Drummond Howard
>Sent: Tuesday, March 27, 2001 2:12 AM
>To: killietalk at aka_org
>Subject: Re: Chad-Cameroon Pipeline Project
>
>
>I have to agree with the article on trying to get the oil companies
>involved
>to at least fund a collection trip or two for all the areas this is
>expected
>to impact.  It's a public relations nightmare if they don't and they will
>certainly get as much mileage from it as they can if they do.  For what
>they
>are charging for gas these days, they should do something.
>
>Anyone have any idea where we start with this?
>
>Drummond
>
>
> >From: Tom Grady <tgrady at twcny_rr.com>
> >Reply-To: killietalk at aka_org
> >To: killietalk at aka_org
> >Subject: Chad-Cameroon Pipeline Project
> >Date: Mon, 26 Mar 2001 07:03:19 -0500
> >
> >
> >Hi folks,
> >
> >Yes, this is my weekly advertisement for Killie Nutz website ... but I
>feel
> >the primary subject of the update is very important reading for all
>Killie
> >hobbyists.
> >
> >*  I have reprinted an article (with permission of course) from this
> >month's issue of the BKA's Killi-News that discusses a proposed (an
>shortly
> >to be implemented) project for an oil pipeline from Chad through Cameroon
> >to the Atlantic coast and the effects likely on many species and
> >populations of Killifish.
> >
> >    Mark Wessel researched and wrote the article and plotted out the
> >proposed route and what areas would be affected.  His research found 14
> >species of Killies are likely to be seriously affected and several
> >populations of A. exiguum, elberti and others are included in the
> >list.   He also noted several other species which could be affected, but
> >did not place them on the list of known collection sites the route will
> >pass through.
> >
> >    <on soapbox> Without getting on my Species Maintenance soapbox to
>long
> >- this is just another reason why people need to take the time and
> >responsibility to send me a list of the fish they maintain in their
> >fishrooms  or participate in the Easter Killie Count <off soapbox>.
> >
> >The article is on Killie Nutz
>http://www.travelnutz.com/killienutz.htm
> >
> >*  In the past week, I have added several more Bob Morenski photos of
> >Nothos - furzeri (red form), orthonotus and kafuensis.
> >
> >*  Work continues with a change in the way the Encyclopedia of Killifish
>&
> >Aquarium Lore operates.  I have added discussion forums to each of the
> >major subject areas as well as updated the search engine slightly.
> >
> >PROJECTS FOR THIS WEEK:
> >
> >      I am looking to design an "Ecologic Effects" section on the
> >website.  This section will be designed with an eye on issues affecting
>our
> >favorite fish - articles as they become available about possible
>ecological
> >disasters and a forum to discussion the issues (and of course solve all
>the
> >world's problems).
> >
> >      I will also be updating and upgrading several other areas of the
> >website (hopefully).
> >
> >      Tom
> >
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