4 Minutes to Save the World

Tweeting my democratic opinions - it's gonna be loud in here. ACT NOW against the Draft EIA 2020:

[4 Minutes to Save the World @MinutesSave]

There's a lot that's going wrong in India right now and I'm going to be tweeting about it A LOT. Don't follow if you don't like it.

[Aditi Sharma @EarthianForever]

What was supposed to be a one-time chance has turned into a fait accompli situation? Since 2017, the MoEFCC’s expert panel has held 31 meetings for hundreds of such projects that violated the EIA 2006 rules. #WithdrawEIA2020 #EIAForGreenIndia @PMOIndia @moefcc @PrakashJavdekar

[There Is No Earth B™ @ThereIsNoEarthB]

@moefcc even if you win we will all ultimately lose. Abhi samjh jao #WithdrawEIA2020 #EIAForGreenIndia

[Priyanka K @Priyanka_SHE]

Latest way to avoid public criticism-keep the public in the dark. In #EIAdraft2020, public consultation is exempted for projects including all building, construction & area development projects among others! #WithdrawEIA2020 #EIAForGreenIndia @PMOIndia @moefcc @PrakashJavdekar

[greenmediacommunity @greenmedia19]

The Dehing Patkai region has been home to rich biodiversity since time immemorial. EIA should be protecting it - not helping it get destroyed! #WithdrawEIA2020 #EIAForGreenIndia @moefcc @PrakashJavdekar @PMOIndia #SaveDehingPatkai

[Aditi Sharma @EarthianForever]

The new EIA draft is completely against the scope of the Environmental Protection Act. It also throws to the wind, the crucial legal tenets of the Precautionary and Non-regression principles. #WithdrawEIA2020 #EIAForGreenIndia @PrakashJavdekar @moefcc @PMOIndia @Jairam_Ramesh

[Harshali Shinde @HarshaliShinde]

The new EIA completely dismantles Sec.2 of the EPA which lays down crucial safeguards for wildlife and the public against industrial projects. The notification is in contravention to the law itself. #WithdrawEIA2020 #EIAForGreenIndia @PMOIndia @PrakashJavdekar @moefcc

[Priyanka K @Priyanka_SHE]

All the building and construction projects are now out of the purview of the public consultation process. Why? Do construction projects not acquire land? Do they not cause pollution? Why the exemption? #WithdrawEIA2020 #EIAForGreenIndia @moefcc @PrakashJavdekar @PMOIndia

[Aditi Sharma @EarthianForever]

Even without the new EIA in power, @moefcc has made history in its haste to destroy the country's natural wealth. EIA 2020 will water down all the laws backing us in our fight for our wildernesses and indigenous people. #WithdrawEIA2020 #EIAForGreenIndia @PMOIndia @PMOIndia

[4 Minutes to Save the World @MinutesSave]

If the #DraftEIA2020 is passed, people who are not in the mainstream will be the most affected. Public hearings will be very difficult in areas of slow communication. The tribal people will be worst hit by it! #WithdrawEIA2020 #EIAForGreenIndia @PMOIndia @PrakashJavdekar @moefcc

[4 Minutes to Save the World @MinutesSave]

Has 2020 not been bad enough? Now #DraftEIA2020 wants to make us even more vulnerable to climate change! #WithdrawEIA2020 #EIAForGreenIndia @PMOIndia @PrakashJavdekar @moefcc

[4 Minutes to Save the World @MinutesSave]

The proposed public consultation process is completely meaningless! Unless a public hearing is meaningful, the entire EIA process will lack transparency and credibility. #WithdrawEIA2020 #EIAForGreenIndia @PMOIndia @moefcc @PrakashJavdekar

[4 Minutes to Save the World @MinutesSave]

The purpose of public consultation is for us to express our views and give approvals for environmentally sound projects. With #DraftEIA2020, that seems to go down the drain. #WithdrawEIA2020 #EIAForGreenIndia @moefcc @PrakashJavdekar @PMOIndia

[Mumbai Climate Save @ClimateMumbai]

Corporate lobbyists aka paid persuaders influence the decision making of government while common public stay in ignorance #WithdrawEIA2020 #EIAforGreenIndia @PMOIndia @PrakashJavdekar @moefcc

[Akila Ranganathan @Akila_Rang]

The exemption problem is compounded by the fact that not a single project has been penalized for the violation of terms & conditions on which its environmental clearance has been granted. #WithdrawEIA2020 #EIAForGreenIndia @PMOIndia @moefcc @PrakashJavdekar

[Mumbai Climate Save @ClimateMumbai]

Experts warn the Etalin Project would greatly increase risk of earthquakes and landslides, not to mention the huge loss of biodiversity! This wouldn’t happen if we had strong EIA laws! #WithdrawEIA2020 #EIAForGreenIndia @moefcc @PrakashJavdekar @PMOIndia #SaveDibangValley

[Mumbai Climate Save @ClimateMumbai]

Mangroves are a beauty in themselves, humans making it their land is greedy. Save Mangroves now and in the future - do not allow #DraftEIA2020 to pass! #WithdrawEIA2020 #EIAForGreenIndia @moefcc @PrakashJavdekar @PMOIndia #SaveMadaForests #SaveKakinada

[4 Minutes to Save the World @MinutesSave]

Removing public consultation spells disaster. Opinions of local communities and people who will get affected by the environmental impact must be taken into consideration while designing a project. @moefcc @PrakashJavdekar @PMOIndia #EIAForGreenIndia #WithdrawEIA2020

[4 Minutes to Save the World @MinutesSave]

World's largest democracy is facing the extinction of values. Let's raise our voice against the exploitation of the environment under the excuse of ease of business. #EIAForGreenIndia #WithdrawEIA2020 @PMOIndia @moefcc @PrakashJavdekar

[4 Minutes to Save the World @MinutesSave]

Government has been sensitive to the need of the corporates on the other hand concerned voices of the public have been shunned. #WithdrawEIA2020 #EIAForGreenIndia @moefcc @PrakashJavdekar @PMOIndia