Just thinking, there is no mining or road building going on that destroys environment. These 'racers' are just vehicles driving on roads... perhaps
faster than normal... but on existing roads. Flash floods do way more damage, and don't pay Mexico anything. What is the issue?
Just found out that's where I'm hanging out for extraction purposes for our team. Headed up Thursday morning from La Paz, do some recon, spend the
night, and watch the lead TTs come thru Friday after sunrise. Should our new Class 10 have problems, I'll be in position to help. Unsure how much I
can help with the TT and Class 1. Um, yep, silt sucks.
Getting close to 2000 miles (from leaving home) in the week I've been down here.
the only problem it had was not engaging the 4 WD when a back door was left ajar, the gash happened hitting a car stuck in the silt, caught his bumper
I guess!
Originally posted by David K
Just thinking, there is no mining or road building going on that destroys environment. These 'racers' are just vehicles driving on roads... perhaps
faster than normal... but on existing roads. Flash floods do way more damage, and don't pay Mexico anything. What is the issue?
Originally posted by mtgoat666
i read news article saying the race organizer may not have proper environmental approvals for running race through the valle de los cirios protected
area...
here we go. from El Vigia
Apply fine on the Baja 1000
Shall be punished with up to 50 thousand minimum wage , just over 3.5 million, for making your way around part of protected areas without permission
The race organizers Baja Mil will be fined up to 50 thousand minimum wage , just over 3.5 million, for making part of their path through protected
areas , without the permission and even though he had warned them that did not.
The financial penalty is outside the exercise of civil and criminal actions that are applicable for violation of various environmental standards ,
according to a press release states of Baja California delegation of the Federal Attorney for Environmental Protection .
Possible violations by the promoters of the competition out of the way are : Failure to what makes the General Law of Ecological Balance and
Environmental Protection in article 28, section XI , which states that those who wish to undertake an activity area Natural protected required prior
authorization for environmental impact.
Non-submission of an environmental impact study for activities in these areas , mandatory under Article 5 of the Regulation on Environmental Impact of
the General Law of Ecological Balance and Environmental protection .
According to the briefing note for the agency Baja California " not to undermine the settled irregularities in the minutes of raised inspection on 12
November this year may be administratively sanctioned () with a fine equivalent to thirty and fifty thousand days of minimum wage force in the Federal
District at the time of imposing the sanction. "
Profepa announced by public statements belies Oscar Ramos, representative of Score International , and the Secretary of Tourism Oscar Escobedo
Carignan , referring to the 47th edition of the Baja Mil had the necessary environmental permits.
the reasons
- Breach of the General Law of Ecological Balance and Environmental Protection
- Failure of an EIS for activities in these areas
Originally posted by mtgoat666
i read news article saying the race organizer may not have proper environmental approvals for running race through the valle de los cirios protected
area...
here we go. from El Vigia
I'm a little fuzzy. This refers to the Valle de los Cirios Pacific Coast? And if so, I'm not seeing the race course anywhere near the protected area.
The area is along the west coast and the race course paralleled the highway, on the east side (roughly thru the Cataviņa area). Where was the
protected area breached?
Originally posted by mtgoat666
i read news article saying the race organizer may not have proper environmental approvals for running race through the valle de los cirios protected
area...
here we go. from El Vigia
I'm a little fuzzy. This refers to the Valle de los Cirios Pacific Coast? And if so, I'm not seeing the race course anywhere near the protected area.
The area is along the west coast and the race course paralleled the highway, on the east side (roughly thru the Cataviņa area). Where was the
protected area breached?
also includes part of the ocean. over 55,500 square miles. Largest in Lating America, created in 1988, at the urging of environmentalists around
the world but primarily in the US.
"If it were lush and rich, one could understand the pull, but it is fierce and hostile and sullen.
The stone mountains pile up to the sky and there is little fresh water. But we know we must go back
if we live, and we don't know why." - Steinbeck, Log from the Sea of Cortez
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