tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33763421.post1333081816157419703..comments2024-01-09T14:14:47.704-04:00Comments on Bay of Fundy Blog: Beaches World Conference being held this week in Canada!Terrihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10501886569953594973noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-33763421.post-1690999242914575242007-10-19T00:25:00.000-03:002007-10-19T00:25:00.000-03:00at the dedication of said blue flag, tourists were...at the dedication of said blue flag, tourists were strewn across the 'sensitive' dunes, handed leaflets they dropped on the ground and when asked about both, they just shrugged -- the blue flag thing, so far as I can detect, is a tourism thing, bent on getting more people to leave an even larger eco-footprint on mock-sensitive locations as some sort of consumer education program; it's about as healthy and eco as those snack-foods sporting the blue-dot for healthy eating when they only mean that they have only the right kind of fat. <BR/><BR/>So far as I can tell, communities pay a hefty dollar for those blue flags, and they fully expect to recoup that expense; I won't even begin to summarize the credentials of the agencies handing out the designation, but I will just pause to mention how there are many <I>truly</I> ecologically sensitive shoreline areas very near the money-making centre of the tourism spot, and none of them has even been <I>nominated</I> for any special designation. <BR/><BR/>Of course, that's all just observation. I'm no expert in the matter, so I can only recommend you search for the term at <A HREF="http://sbp.teledyn.com" REL="nofollow">this site</A> to see what my neighbours thought of the plan.mrGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00582052332934960204noreply@blogger.com