Answer 1:

A running battle that pits miners against conservationists on the West Coast won't see a
capitulation by either side, though they are talking to each other. The outcome will affect Nelson
too, Bill Moore has been told.

With its long history of mining and its former terrifyingly steep rail track known as "the incline",
the Dennison Plateau near Westport makes an odd conservation battleground. But that's what it
has become since Bathurst Resources announced plans for a massive open-cast mine.

The company, which already has two other mines in production including Cascade on the
plateau, intends to extract about four million tons of West Coast coal a year and reckons there's
enough for at least 40 years and perhaps much longer.

Answer 2:
No, it is not ethically right that any specie and their habitat in the environment would be
destroyed for the sake of economic benefits. In spite of their rarity or smaller in number every
specie have right to live in their habitat accordingly. Government or authority should take ethical
steps before announcing any developmental projects or for the start of any economic activity.

Answer 3:

As I mentioned in previous question, it is not ethically sound that we used to destroy the animal
for the sake of economic activity. But as far this question is concern, I will move in a way that if
the specie that was threatened by the economic activity is humans or any other superior class of
mammals then my answer is same because if we do badly to the society its come around.
Economic activities are the betterment for the people but not for the longer run. As it will affect
the environment and their people.

So if the humans or evens snails are affected by these economic activity then these type of
activities were stopped or transfer to the place where it would not affect the environment and
their residence.

Q4,
Following types of empathies are discussed in the podcast the first is cognitive empathy, simply
knowing how the other person feels and what they might be thinking. Then is emotional
empathy, when you feel physically along with the other person, as though their emotions were
contagious. The last one is compassionate empathy we not only understand a persons
predicament and feel with them, but are spontaneously moved to help, if needed.

After listening to the two narrators I have come to this point that empathy is a poor basis of
making decision because if you are two flowed away in the emotions you cannot make a sound
and strong judgment. And another one is that democratic governments plant a seed of empathy in
people and use it as a weapon to achieve their objectives. Similarly election candidates such as
Trump made the US people feel that they are victims and what they need to get rid of immigrants
who are taking away their jobs.

Answer 5:

The entire earth is one giant ecosystem subdivided into tens of thousands of lesser ones. We
could extend this to our entire galactic neighborhood. The only problem is that as far as we
know, the earth is the only part that currently supports life. However, without at least the input of
the energy and gravity from the sun and gravity from the moon, our world could not sustain life
to be an ecosystem.

The list of interactions between ecosystems goes on and on. Anything that happens in one
ecosystem can potentially affect them all. If an ecosystem is large like an ocean, its effects can be
dramatic. If the ecosystem is small like a farm pond, the effect is less and more localized.

Answer 6:

This mining is an attractive proposition to many West Coast residents, especially with
government-owned Solid Energy on its knees. But conservation groups, spearheaded by New
Zealand's biggest, Forest & Bird, say that the Dennison Plateau's rare and endangered species -
snails, geckos, weta, pygmy plants - and its ancient and unique rock formations make it too
valuable to desecrate further.

The focus in the local press is almost entirely in the local perception of ownership over this land.
Ownership not in the sense of guardianship or stewardship rather it is mine to mine. It is ours to
consume/use/squander to leave nothing for your children other than the spoils of inappropriate
and irresponsible use. Everyone on the planet suffers from the burning of coal. Let's widen the
debate, it shouldn't be about which humans have a say in what is what is an appropriate trade-off
is. Surely there should be an environmental bottom line!