I feel compelled to respond to the recent public out cry against the proposed development of the Raven Coal Mine west of Buckley Bay BC.
I feel much of the resentment is predicated on a lack of knowledge of the facts. The other factor is the ‘Band Wagon Effect’ or the need to identify oneself with a cause with the goal of saving the land from some perceived threat.
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