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Bill: Environmental Development Bill
Details
Submitted by[?]: Alorian National Progress Party
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: December 2210
Description[?]:
| Policies for the protection of our environment |
Proposals
Article 1
Proposal[?] to change The government's policy concerning forest protection.
Old value:: Forest protection is left to local governments.
Current: Forests have strictly enforced protection. Felling is limited to fire breaks.
Proposed: Forests are protected. Logging is allowed by licence only.
Article 2
Proposal[?] to change Government policy on nuclear power.
Old value:: The decision is left up to local governments.
Current: The government encourages nuclear power (subsidies, tax relief etc).
Proposed: Nuclear power plants are not permitted.
Article 3
Proposal[?] to change Government regulation of pollution in industry.
Old value:: The government enforces moderate pollution restrictions.
Current: The government provides pollution prevention guidelines, but does not enforce them.
Proposed: The government enforces highly restrictive industrial pollution standards.
Article 4
Proposal[?] to change Funding of public transport (where applicable).
Old value:: Local governments decide upon the funding policy.
Current: Public transport is fully user-pays.
Proposed: Public transport is fully subsidised by the government.
Article 5
Proposal[?] to change Government-sponsored recycling programs.
Old value:: There is no national policy regarding recycled garbage.
Current: Local governments decide about this.
Proposed: The government funds recycling facilities and enforces mandatory recycling for residents, commercial enterprise, and industry.
Article 6
Proposal[?] to change Renewable energy sources (eg. solar power, wind power).
Old value:: The decision on renewable energy sources is left up to local governments.
Current: The government does not take any position with regards to renewable energy.
Proposed: Government subsidies are provided for research and generation of energy through renewable sources.
Debate
These messages have been posted to debate on this bill:
| Date | 11:39:39, April 04, 2006 CET | From | Bureaucratic Technocracy Party | To | Debating the Environmental Development Bill |
| Message | While most of this is fine, we strongly disagree with Article 2. |
| Date | 13:32:39, April 04, 2006 CET | From | Alorian National Progress Party | To | Debating the Environmental Development Bill |
| Message | Nuclear power creates waste which remains dangerous for tens of thousands of years and which we have no known safe way to dispose of, is this the legacy we wish to leave for Alorian citizens in the future? |
| Date | 19:56:30, April 04, 2006 CET | From | Democratic Liberal Party | To | Debating the Environmental Development Bill |
| Message | Can't agree with this. |
| Date | 20:22:53, April 04, 2006 CET | From | People's Socialist Front of Aloria | To | Debating the Environmental Development Bill |
| Message | Because of clause 2, we will abstain. We belive in the benefit of nuclear power, under close regulation. |
| Date | 20:33:39, April 04, 2006 CET | From | People's Socialist Front of Aloria | To | Debating the Environmental Development Bill |
| Message | We would only agree to article 4, and maybe some other limited reforms. |
| Date | 20:34:27, April 04, 2006 CET | From | People's Socialist Front of Aloria | To | Debating the Environmental Development Bill |
| Message | (grrr - why isn't there edit???) So we will cast a negative vote.. |
| Date | 22:51:05, April 04, 2006 CET | From |  Fair Capitalism Party | To | Debating the Environmental Development Bill |
| Message | Don't post such large bills - they're very annoying. |
| Date | 23:17:14, April 05, 2006 CET | From | Bureaucratic Technocracy Party | To | Debating the Environmental Development Bill |
| Message | Oh, screw it, I need visibility :p |
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Voting
| Vote | Seats | |||||
| yes | Total Seats: 31 | |||||
| no |
Total Seats: 569 | |||||
| abstain |
Total Seats: 0 |
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