no wilderness?
Posted: Fri Mar 30, 2001 3:08 pm
Hello Kevin,
It is easy to say what I said. Those vast areas of
which you speak are currently under attack by the
American govt. The current administration is against
the roadless initiative, which protects over 40
million acres of national forests from logging. I am
sure you are aware of the controversy over ANWR. The
list is long, and you can do more research if you are
interested. Have you ever flown over Mount Hood in
Oregon? Like most unprotected forests, it is a
patchwork of clearcuts and single species forests in
various stages of growth. This is not healthy for our
land, and will never truly recover. The following is
a chilling quote to illustrate what I am afraid of.
""We will not do anything that harms our economy," the
president declared in a blunt defense of his recent
environmental actions, including his decision not to
seek lower power-plant emissions of carbon dioxide,
his withdrawal of President Bill Clinton's stricter
limits on arsenic in drinking water and his refusal to
participate in an international agreement on climate
change." We cannot take or wilderness for granted.
It will be lost at the hands of our "leaders" and
their friends in big business. I don't mean for this
to sound apocalyptic, but it is where we are headed if
the current governmental mindset prevails. I am
copying this to the list, as I am interested in
peoples opinions, and I feel that this subject is
relevant to outdoor types. As I am new to the board,
please let me know if this type of discussion is
inappropriate.
Take care,
Geoff
--- Kevin Gallagher
wrote:
__________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Get email at your own domain with Yahoo! Mail. http://personal.mail.yahoo.com/?.refer=text> Geoff, > Have you ever been in a airplane? How can you say > what you've said if > you have? > After just 10 min. in the air your lucky if your > over farm land. 10 > min. after that you'll see that in-between these > Cites that we live in > are vast area's of land mostly unsettle and > unspoiled. You could ware > out 10 of the mighty KLR650's and still only scratch > the edges of the > land in north America that is out there to be > explored. I've lived in > Utah for 40 years and haven't seen it all. > I really don't want to start a flame war but man > lets put some > perspective on this thread. > > Kevin > A5 better than a blond > > I just sent this to you, it's not on the list