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Bill: Enviromental protection
Details
Submitted by[?]: Social Theocrats
Status[?]: defeated
Votes: This is an ordinary bill. It requires more yes votes than no votes. This bill will not pass any sooner than the deadline.
Voting deadline: March 2538
Description[?]:
| God's green earth must maintained as so. |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy concerning forest protection.
Old value:: Forest protection is left to local governments.
Current: Forests are protected. Logging is allowed by licence only.
Proposed: Forests have strictly enforced protection. Felling is limited to fire breaks.
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change Government policy regarding a national park system.
Old value:: The government designates ecological preservation zones but does not fund their oversight.
Current: The government devolves park policy to local governments.
Proposed: The government funds and maintains a network of national parks and/or marine protected areas.
Article 3
Proposal[?] to change Government regulation of pollution in industry.
Old value:: The government provides pollution prevention guidelines, but does not enforce them.
Current: The government enforces moderate pollution restrictions.
Proposed: The government enforces highly restrictive industrial pollution standards.
Article 4
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy on tree plantation.
Old value:: Local governments may set plantation policy.
Current: The government requires tree plantation at higher than replacement levels for all logging or clearance operations.
Proposed: The government requires tree plantation at higher than replacement levels for all logging or clearance operations.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 04:57:30, February 25, 2008 CET | From |  United Democrats of Jakania | To | Debating the Enviromental protection |
| Message | Article one: This is most certainly something for a local government. Article two: Companies and industries that follow these guidelines are given tax breaks etc. etc. Article three: Once again, the National Government does not need to concern itself with this Article four: I support Gonna have to vote no |
| Date | 13:52:00, February 25, 2008 CET | From | Social Theocrats | To | Debating the Enviromental protection |
| Message | I disagree. The environment is a national issue for three reasons: 1) National government has more power to defend forestry than local governments and given the importance, i think trees need all the standing they can get ;) 2) Local governments are easily swayed to give out logging permits for the economic bonus. No bad thing to boost the local economy, but it becomes a easy remedy at the expense of the trees. 3) The environment is long term. Trees can be quickly cut down but take a long time to grow. For this reason is it vital that they be replanted as soon as their gone. If not forest will quickly disappear. |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | |||
| yes | Total Seats: 124 | |||
| no |
Total Seats: 226 | |||
| abstain |
Total Seats: 0 |
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