Were we to agree that driving is a privilege, not a right, and begin to revoke the drivers license of the chronic speeders and careless drivers, we would see immediate improvement. Handing out flyers telling people to abide by the law, is likely a waste of time and paper. Why are we always dancing around the issues, wondering why things are getting worse?

dr. minnis, you assumed the power to shut this country down. now, shut down this major threat to the bahamas. your job should depend upon it. actually, in my mind, your freedom should depend upon it. allowing this drilling to move forward is a criminal act.
prime minister minnis, do the right thing for the bahamas. stop the drilling immediately.

And another stupid liberal organization...........

In its Fifth Assessment Report, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, a group of 1,300 independent scientific experts from countries all over the world under the auspices of the United Nations, concluded there's a more than 95 percent probability that human activities over the past 50 years have warmed our planet.

The industrial activities that our modern civilization depends upon have raised atmospheric carbon dioxide levels from 280 parts per million to 414 parts per million in the last 150 years. The panel also concluded there's a better than 95 percent probability that human-produced greenhouse gases such as carbon dioxide, methane and nitrous oxide have caused much of the observed increase in Earth's temperatures over the past 50 years.

So Columbo, 7bananas and others. If the institutional smart money is divesting from fossil fuels, what is it that drives you? What is it, that you feel will so benefit The Bahamas that you would continue your ridiculous arguments in favor of drilling for oil in one of the most threatened island nations in the world? Are you commenting on this forum because you feel it will truly benefit The Bahamas? Or, are you in it for yourselves, for the money to go into your pocket? It doesn't take a Sherlock Holmes to figure out the answer to that question.

The divestment movement is gaining serious momentum, in tandem with the rise of ESG (environmental, social and governance) investing.
More than 1,300 institutions controlling $14.5 trillion have divested in some way from fossil fuels, according to a tally by environmental group 350.org.
BlackRock and the $15 trillion fund industry should be broken up, antimonopoly group says
BlackRock and the $15 trillion fund industry should be broken up, antimonopoly group says
Other estimates are even larger. Funds controlling a total of about $18 trillion had a fossil fuel divestment policy as of August 2020, according to Raymond James — a staggering increase from just $2 billion in 2014 and $3 trillion in 2015.

"Burning fossil fuels is not necessary to sustain our economy and economic growth over the long run — and it's detrimental to our climate future," Rajiv Shah, the president of the Rockefeller Foundation, told CNN Business in an exclusive interview."

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Which is a reason to drill for oil in The Bahamas? Times a changin' little Banana. Sorry you missed the message. Less than 200 years ago slavery was legal. Your point? How far you really want to go back in time? No glass houses. Just libraries and universities which you seem to discount entirely.
Still don't want to disclose your identity? I am happy to do so, banana. Just say the word.

"Exclusive: A $5 billion foundation literally founded on oil money is saying goodbye to fossil fuels."

https://edition.cnn.com/2020/12/18/inve…

So, every diplomat in the world is interfering politically? "At one time", as you say, all the other doctors laughed when one of them said, "maybe so many of our patients wouldn't die if we washed our hands in between." At one time ignorance was considered bliss. No longer. This K4C, was a letter. A letter by those who have already had the experience of being bamboozled by shysters. Some people may have watched the OBAN crisis and said, "Hey, let's do that again". Others may have said, "something ain't right here. We better be careful next time". But, political interference? Seriously? is this the fruit of our war on illiteracy and ignorance? For god's sake, there is not a serious scientist studying this issue that isn't highly alarmed, with all the new evidence and data pouring in. The others, like the ones who get paid by the oil industry have seemingly already sold their soul. I see which ones you choose to listen to.