| Pages:
1
2 |
Lee
Ultra Nomad
Posts: 3508
Registered: 10-2-2006
Location: High in the Colorado Rockies
Member Is Offline
|
|
Don't shoot the messengers....
| Quote: | Originally posted by David K
Okay folks, you hate corporations that have the nerve to make money (but you still buy what they make or work for them or own stock in them).... WHERE
do you want to get salt from, it doesn't grow on trees?
The salt flats were there before the 'bad' salt company came around... nothing was or will grow on them... That is what God made for us to use, salt
flats. The inginuity of man was to pump sea water onto the flats and let the sun evaporarte the water away so more salt could be scraped off the flats
that we ALL need. |
Nobody is saying anything about hating corporations. Greedy corporations that pollute and ravish the land is another story.
Shari spells out the issues around toxic waste.
Table salt at the price of toxic waste sites? I think not.
Use less salt. It's not all that good for you anyway.
US Marines: providing enemies of America an opportunity to die for their country since 1775.
What I say before any important decision.
F*ck it.
|
|
|
Skeet/Loreto
Ultra Nomad
Posts: 4709
Registered: 9-2-2003
Member Is Offline
|
|
Is the Salt Ponds as Toxic as the Bay of Victoria Canada???
Skeet
|
|
|
MrBillM
Platinum Nomad
Posts: 21656
Registered: 8-20-2003
Location: Out and About
Member Is Offline
Mood: It's a Zip-a-Dee-Doo-Dah Day
|
|
Farming ?
Where are those Farmers who have been put out of business by the Salt operations ? When I first travelled to Guerrero Negro and Malarrimo Beach back
in 1976 (30 years ago) I saw no evidence of any current or previous farming in the area of the Salt Pond operations or anywhere nearby.
|
|
|
Cypress
Elite Nomad
Posts: 7641
Registered: 3-12-2006
Location: on the bayou
Member Is Offline
Mood: undecided
|
|
MrBillM, Have never visited the Guerrero Negro/Malarrimo Beach area.
Gonna side with you on this issue. Farming on salt flats doesn't sound too
smart. What are you gonna grow, salt crystals?
|
|
|
shari
Select Nomad
Posts: 13048
Registered: 3-10-2006
Location: bahia asuncion, baja sur
Member Is Offline
Mood: there is no reality except the one contained within us "Herman Hesse"
|
|
The ejido is located a few miles past the entrance to the lagoon and they had lots of field and graze alot of cattle around the area. Yes there were
natural salt flats in that area but thousands of hectares have been flooded that were not salt flats, but lovely wetlands and swamps etc. I also do
not hate big companies that make money but think they could be more ecologically responsible. The salt flats are on ejido land and they don't want to
sell them....go figure...
|
|
|
tuna stick
Junior Nomad
Posts: 67
Registered: 8-27-2004
Member Is Offline
|
|
Seems to me, Subcomindante Marcos could probably run the salt works much more efficiently,and much more to the advantage of both the land owners and
the workers. Give it to him! Viva La Sal!
|
|
|
shari
Select Nomad
Posts: 13048
Registered: 3-10-2006
Location: bahia asuncion, baja sur
Member Is Offline
Mood: there is no reality except the one contained within us "Herman Hesse"
|
|
An interesting thing about these big corporations that come to Baja, they don't employ locals much...I can assure you that not one of the ejido
members works there. Like the hotel chains, they bring most of their workers from Mexico City which lots of locals resent. they come promising
employment but it's not really happening much. It's sad to see mexicanos selling their patrimony....but, some need the money for lond needed medical
operations or to pay for the land they live on, or fix up their houses...hardly any want that land at the beach...mostly sand dunes, windy, no
services so they sell it and use the money for what they need. Hard call when someone in need offers you a piece of land they would never use...ya
don't feel like you are taking advantage and they are very appreciative you helped them out. Still....it's sad.
|
|
|
MrBillM
Platinum Nomad
Posts: 21656
Registered: 8-20-2003
Location: Out and About
Member Is Offline
Mood: It's a Zip-a-Dee-Doo-Dah Day
|
|
When did they start Farming ?
Not having seen any indication of farming in the area in 1976 when the Salt Works and evaporation ponds had been established for many, many years, I'm
wondering when they started farming this Ejido land ? If the Salt Works was in full operation at the time, it seems to me they don't have any reason
to complain.
|
|
|
| Pages:
1
2 |
![[*]](images/xmbforum/default_icon.gif){kind=icon}
