Killing moths

[Paul Cherubini]

Ken Philip wrote:

> As far as "the waste of beautiful life" goes, a very rough
> estimate of the number of butterflies killed each year
> in the U.S by cars and trucks is of the order of 10 billion.
> The number _collected_ each year is an insignificant
> fraction of that...

And ironically, none of the big bird and butterfly
conservation societies favor:

a) Reinstating the national speed limit of 55 MPH
because countless millions of lives of butterflies
and birds could be saved by limiting speeds to
55 MPH plus sizable savings in fuel and
greenhouse emissions.

 b) Requiring vehicles to be downsized
to the sizes of the late 70's / early 80's  to save
additional millions of lives of butterflies and birds,
help relieve traffic congestion and reduce the need
to build more and wider roads.

c) Requiring the physical sizes of new homes
to be considerably smaller than those of today in order to
conserve open space and habitat for
additional millions of lives of butterflies and birds.

Thus we end up with a society where the members
of bird and butterfly conservation societies feel no shame 
in killing massive numbers of butterflies and birds by 
driving 75 MPH in large, comfortable vehicles to large, 
comfortable homes, and who proudly buy their 
kids a set of binoculars instead of a net in order to instill
a sense of sensitivity and respect for wildlife and the 
environment.

Paul Cherubini

 
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