Saturday, May 30, 2009

LAURIE'S VINEYARD VIOLATION- New York Post
SELF-proclaimed environmentalist Laurie David is once again paving over protected wetlands in Martha's Vineyard to make improvements to her Chilmark estate.

The Vineyard Gazette reports that David, ex-wife of "Curb Your Enthusiasm" star Larry David and executive producer of the global-warming documentary "An Inconvenient Truth," was fined $900 Tuesday after receiving a citation from the Chilmark conservation commission.
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Maybe it wouldn't be such a major deal on the Vineyard if the supposed eco-obsessed celebrity hadn't been cited for the exact same violation four years ago. In 2005, David constructed a stone fire pit, a barbecue area and a children's theater stage in a wetlands area without a permit.
SF Environmental Policy Examiner: The real starting point in the global warming debate
...about four years ago [hasn't it been much longer than that?] some people began to suggest that there is a time limit for effective action to combat global warming, which has introduced a note of urgency.
The Daily Star - Details News
The state minister said it is very vital to develop green belt and have green coverage to combat greenhouse gas emission. “There is no alternative to afforestation for survival in these days of global warming.”

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