[Foundation-l] WMF-projects: Carbon neutral/low/aware website?

Tue Jul 10 11:03:58 UTC 2007

Hoi,
For some history lesson, rather opportune, the Dutch heated their houses
using turf. To get the turf they dug it up and as a result lakes were
created. These lakes grew in size because of the erosive effects of water.
In order to prevent further erosion of the land, polders were created. They
did not only give us some quality arable land, it tamed the erosion at the
same time. Where the turf had not been dug away another problem surfaced;
because of the way the water was managed more of the land was exposed to the
air and the turf has slowly degraded ever since. The consequence is that
much of the Dutch country side has slowly but surely sunk.

Domas, you are wrong where you think the Netherlands do not have landscapes
or nature. Because of its position in a delta of two big rivers, we have
many distinct landscapes. As to nature, the Oostvaardersplassen are in a
polder that is younger than I am and it is considered a nature reserve of
European importance.

Conclusion; the Dutch have been dealing with diminishing natural resources
for hundreds of years, we have a history rich in windmills. Sure, it may be
a bit off topic but :) the subject is inviting this kind of musings.
Thanks,
    GerardM

On 7/10/07, Domas Mituzas <midom.lists at gmail.com> wrote:
>
> Hi!
>
> > You could opt for a more Dutch solution and start have a windmill
> > on the
> > roof .. :) The power of the wind has been used since the 17th
> > century..
> > without it our country would not exist.
>
> Dutch also have no such concept as 'landscape' or 'nature'.
> The country would have the problem as well if it didn't reclaim land
> from sea.
>
> Cheers,
> --
> Domas Mituzas -- http://dammit.lt/ -- [[user:midom]]
>
>
>
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