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WILL SERJ TANKIAN RESPOND TO ENVIRONMENTALISTS' APPEAL?
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02:07 pm | February 22, 2010
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Recently an Armenian environmental group addressed a letter to System
of a Down lead vocalist Serj Tankian asking him to look into the
events of Teghut Forest and to author a new song that would expose
environmental problems in Armenia.
In the letter the environmentalists noted that the country's nature
is jeopardized.
The environmentalists think that the song will become the hymn of
their movement and will encourage others to join their efforts.
The activists think this way they can stop the continuing logging of
trees in the area around what is now being developed as a copper mine.
George Tonikian, representative of Serj Tankian, has sent a return
letter which reads,
You recently had reached out to Serj regarding having him look into
the goings on with the Teghut Forest and supply a statement. He has
done so and you can find it below. I am going to see if we have
a song that we can allow your cause to stream on the website for
non-commercial purposes. I will get back to you later about that,
but in the meanwhile, Serj's statement is below.
"The destruction of wildlife and environmental havens can no longer
be excused for the sake of progress or the attainment of natural
resources. Civilization walks a tight rope between survival of self
and destruction of all.
Based on our historical past and our current geopolitical reality,
self reliance for food, water, and energy is extremely important. The
destruction of wildlife and the resulting addition to carbons in
the air have created the conditions for global warming that severely
limit our self reliance. Mining is against our combined interest as
a people and nation."
http://www.a1plus.am/en/social/2010/02/22 /serj-tankian
02:07 pm | February 22, 2010
Social
Recently an Armenian environmental group addressed a letter to System
of a Down lead vocalist Serj Tankian asking him to look into the
events of Teghut Forest and to author a new song that would expose
environmental problems in Armenia.
In the letter the environmentalists noted that the country's nature
is jeopardized.
The environmentalists think that the song will become the hymn of
their movement and will encourage others to join their efforts.
The activists think this way they can stop the continuing logging of
trees in the area around what is now being developed as a copper mine.
George Tonikian, representative of Serj Tankian, has sent a return
letter which reads,
You recently had reached out to Serj regarding having him look into
the goings on with the Teghut Forest and supply a statement. He has
done so and you can find it below. I am going to see if we have
a song that we can allow your cause to stream on the website for
non-commercial purposes. I will get back to you later about that,
but in the meanwhile, Serj's statement is below.
"The destruction of wildlife and environmental havens can no longer
be excused for the sake of progress or the attainment of natural
resources. Civilization walks a tight rope between survival of self
and destruction of all.
Based on our historical past and our current geopolitical reality,
self reliance for food, water, and energy is extremely important. The
destruction of wildlife and the resulting addition to carbons in
the air have created the conditions for global warming that severely
limit our self reliance. Mining is against our combined interest as
a people and nation."