Larry Caldwell wrote in message
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Well, I just guess ole Colorado does things differently than you
parts:


http://www.insidedenver.com/drmn/sta...1509465,00.htm
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Habitat loss blamed for birds' decline
Audubon Society assessment lists 39 species frequently found in state

By Gary Gerhardt, Rocky Mountain News
October 29, 2002

As farmland gives way to housing, and timber is cleared to make roads,
39 bird species are losing their native habitats in Colorado.

We were discussing forest land, not urban sprawl. Of course cities
sterilize the ground they are built on. A nuclear explosion would be
easier on the wildlife of an area than a housing development. The
natural environment recovered on Bikini Atoll after the H-bomb tests, and
it only took about 20 years. If you build a city on it, you are looking
at environmental destruction that will persist for centuries.


Actually, one could argue that the H-bomb tests greatly *benefited* the
environment there (after the initial disruption) by chasing out the
fishermen.
As a result of several decades of relief from fishing pressure, the Bikini
Atoll region has become a showcase of marine-life diversity.
The harmful effects of increased background radiation, ironically, appear
to be more than offset by the fact that radiation scared off all
the humans!

In a similar vein, the area around the Chernobyl nuclear plant has
become quite a spectacular wildlife refuge. Once again, the fact
that the radiation has chased the humans out has more than offset
whatever harmful effects the radiation has had on the wildlife there!

I'm not sure how Greenpeace would spin this!