Re: [Paddlewise] "Sharing"??? No, it's *US*!!!

GO RICH GO.........

Cheers,

Philip Wylie

Rich Kulawiec wrote:

> On Wed, Apr 22, 1998 at 02:19:34PM -0700, George wrote:
> >         NO. . . it's not an oil spill, strip mining, hydro-electric dams, or
> > whaling.
>
> Fine.  Granted.  Good.  Then once we have dealt with the drillers,
> the miners, the dammers, the clear-cutters, the whalers, the dumpers,
> and all the other people who have more negative impact on the environment
> in a day then I'll have in a lifetime of paddling/hiking, I'll move to
> the front of the line (by default) and take my lumps, which may include
> not visiting some of my favorite places.
>
> But until then, your ire is misplaced.  You are pointing the finger
> at a small segment of the population whose activities have minimal
> impact, who are generally quite environmentally aware, *and* who are
> often responsible for calling attention to problems (e.g. pollution
> in the Cheat River Canyon) and dealing with them (e.g. the Ridley Creek
> cleanup here last Saturday).  You *should* be pointing the finger at
> the Exxons and Weyerhausers of the world -- but they're not so small
> and easy to pick on, are they?
>
> ---Rsk
> Rich Kulawiec
> rsk_at_gsp.org
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