Theis is the types of organization that give environmentalism a bad name. They alienate vast user groups of wilderness areas that ordinarily they might find allies within. It's quite sickening. There's little doubt that their agenda is purely based on selfishness.
It will eventually come bite them in the ass. On Fri, Jun 10, 2011 at 11:47 AM, Mark Minton <mmin...@caver.net> wrote: > (Paraphrased from TAGNet) Here are a couple of articles detailing > how the Center for Biological Diversity and other extreme environmental > groups make a business out of suing the government over environmental > issues, often overwhelming their ability to respond. CBD has been in the > caver news recently because they want all caves to be closed to protect bats > from WNS, which of course wouldn't happen even if the caves were closed > because most transmission is between the bats themselves. > < > http://www.summitdaily.com/article/20110602/COLUMNS/110609990/1078&ParentProfile=1055 > > > < > http://tucsoncitizen.com/view-from-baja-arizona/2011/05/16/legislation-to-stop-litigation-abuse-by-litigious-environmental-groups/ > > > ------------------------ > > For a much more considered approach to WNS, check out the Defenders > of Wildlife. This week they are highlighting the endangered Indiana bat on > their blog: <http://www.defendersblog.org/tag/clwe/>. Last fall they had > an article on WNS and how it is being combatted: < > http://www.defenders.org/newsroom/defenders_magazine/fall_2010/flying_in_the_dark.php > >. > > Mark Minton > > Please reply to mmin...@caver.net > Permanent email address is mmin...@illinoisalumni.org > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > Visit our website: http://texascavers.com > To unsubscribe, e-mail: texascavers-unsubscr...@texascavers.com > For additional commands, e-mail: texascavers-h...@texascavers.com > >
