Hi to George and others. I appreciate and enjoy this e-conversation, but I dont like being forced to fit into a frame.
A long time ago, I worked to stay above the fray -- all of the frays -- saying that I was a scientist (Ph.D.'d in geography, focused on water resources) and needed to be 'unbiased' and 'consider all sides equally.' Well, one day another threat arrived, and it was not in my back yard by about 100 miles. But I began to think about the environment in that area, and realized that it did not have a voice. Since then I have worked on behalf of the voiceless -- the trees and the salamanders and you know the rest. In the Marcellus Shale situation I am standing up for the voiceless once again, backed up by the facts. Thanks, Hilary Lambert -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of George Frantz Sent: Sunday, November 22, 2009 3:14 PM To: Sustainable Tompkins County listserv Subject: Re: [SustainableTompkins] Marcellus shale drilling NIMBYism andNIABYism I stand by my post on NIMBYism and leisure class environmentalism. You may agree with it, or you may disagree with it. You may even agree with the "lazy, crazy, deserves to die" non-sequitor posted in response. To quote the theologian John Henry Newman: "Truth is brought out by many minds working together freely." _______________________________________________ For more information about sustainability in the Tompkins County area, please visit: http://www.sustainabletompkins.org/ RSS, archives, subscription & listserv information for: [email protected] http://lists.mutualaid.org/mailman/listinfo/sustainabletompkins Questions about the list? ask [email protected] free hosting by http://www.mutualaid.org
