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stevo · 11-23-2005, 06:43 AM

Good article. I read it several months ago. I think drudge posted it. For some reason I thought it had been posted here. oh well...

I think his depiction of environmentalism and environmentalists, esp. is quite accurate. Superbelt, you may not be what crichton describes, but you cannot deny that such people exist. I have known several hard-core environmentalists over the years and crichton is dead-on.

roach, I will be the first to admit that there are some very serious environmental problems we face today. I'm an avid fisherman and I would have to say a conservationist when it comes to our oceans. I notice the depletion of wetlands and the effects on fisheries. I also notice what a papermill does to a fishery in the river it is on. I also notice what longlines and gillnets do to our fisheries. I also think there are other ways to solve these problems without resorting to misinformation and being overcome by fear. I believe in using the market to help control pollution and depletion of our resources. exchangeable pollution permits, long-term planning, among other things. A lot of the programs we implement now are done after the fact. And a lot of the regulations we have now are relaxed for some (international paper comes to mind). I'm the farthest I can get from being anti-corporate, but I can admit it when I see it that some corperations do get around environmental protection laws. And its hardly an right-v-left problem. I don't see the dems doing any more to advance the protections of our fisheries than the right. I only see pandering.

We'll discuss this later, as I've got a lot of work to do today so I can hit the road early for the holiday. Have a nice one.

11-23-2005, 06:43 AM	#19 (permalink)
stevo Rail Baron Location: Tallyfla	Good article. I read it several months ago. I think drudge posted it. For some reason I thought it had been posted here. oh well... I think his depiction of environmentalism and environmentalists, esp. is quite accurate. Superbelt, you may not be what crichton describes, but you cannot deny that such people exist. I have known several hard-core environmentalists over the years and crichton is dead-on. roach, I will be the first to admit that there are some very serious environmental problems we face today. I'm an avid fisherman and I would have to say a conservationist when it comes to our oceans. I notice the depletion of wetlands and the effects on fisheries. I also notice what a papermill does to a fishery in the river it is on. I also notice what longlines and gillnets do to our fisheries. I also think there are other ways to solve these problems without resorting to misinformation and being overcome by fear. I believe in using the market to help control pollution and depletion of our resources. exchangeable pollution permits, long-term planning, among other things. A lot of the programs we implement now are done after the fact. And a lot of the regulations we have now are relaxed for some (international paper comes to mind). I'm the farthest I can get from being anti-corporate, but I can admit it when I see it that some corperations do get around environmental protection laws. And its hardly an right-v-left problem. I don't see the dems doing any more to advance the protections of our fisheries than the right. I only see pandering. We'll discuss this later, as I've got a lot of work to do today so I can hit the road early for the holiday. Have a nice one. __________________ "If I am such a genius why am I drunk, lost in the desert, with a bullet in my ass?" -Otto Mannkusser Last edited by stevo; 11-23-2005 at 06:55 AM..