Subject: ECOLOG-L Digest - 3 Jun 2001 to 4 Jun 2001
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There are 9 messages totalling 451 lines in this issue.
Topics of the day:
1. deadline extended for natural areas association abstracts
2. anti-research arson; I have another point (3)
3. arson or burning straw men (2)
4. 63rd Midwest Conference Final Call for Papers
5. Qs RE water depth, soil moisture and temp probes for data lo
6. Ken, RCW Classification
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Date: Mon, 4 Jun 2001 09:31:05 -0400
From: "Menges, Eric" <EMenges@ARCHBOLD-STATION.ORG>
Subject: deadline extended for natural areas association abstracts
Deadline Extended; Call for Papers and Posters:
Natural Areas Association 28th Annual Conference
Cape Canaveral, Florida
Radisson "Resort at the Port" Convention Center,
3-6 October 2001
Deadline for Abstracts is EXTENDED to JUNE 15 30 May 2001
For abstract form, see www.natareas.org
The Natural Areas Association will hold its 28th Annual Conference on
October 3-6, 2001 in Cape Canaveral, Florida, at the Radisson "Resort at
the Port" Convention Center. The meeting will include symposia,
contributed papers, poster sessions, field trips, social events, and
business meetings. The theme of the meeting, 2001: A Spatial Odyssey
Searching for a Natural Balance will provide an examination of how
conservation, technology, and society can better serve one another.
Abstracts that address this theme are especially encouraged, but
submissions may be from any area of natural areas management, ecology,
conservation, policy or related areas. We also welcome presentations of
projects that are interdisciplinary, that consider the need to
communicate with broad audiences, or that explore ways of teaching ecology
at any
level.
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Date: Mon, 4 Jun 2001 09:20:44 -0400
From: "Kelly L. Decker" <kdecker@ZOO.UVM.EDU>
Subject: Re: anti-research arson; I have another point
First of all, let me state that this arson was an act of violence, and I am
fundamentally against it. But I have a point to make that I don't think has
been made yet.
Right now, environmental causes are extremely sympathetic to the general pub
ic.
We actually may have a chance to raise public awareness to an extent that it
was
not possible in the Clinton administration because everyone assumed the
environment would be fine under Clinton-Gore. No one is taking the environme
t
for granted under Bush-Cheney.
Terrorist acts have been shown to remove public sympathy for the cause.
Examples: For all the social good that the Black Panthers did, what are they
remembered for? Many pro-lifers were very turned off when clinics that perfo
med
abortions were bombed. It doesn't matter how righteous the cause, terrorist
cts
have negative effects on public opinion. In our society, money and VOTES cou
t.
So. These people are really hurting their own cause, and are risking the cur
ent
public interest in environmental issues that frankly has been a long time
coming.
To them I say " Knock it off. Nonviolent acts rule if you want to get somewh
re
positive, Violence only gets scorn for you and your issues."
**********************************************************************
Kelly Decker
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Date: Mon, 4 Jun 2001 02:09:32 EDT
From: Jacob Landmesser <Jakobfree@AOL.COM>
Subject: arson or burning straw men
<< I would like to know just what legal methods these folks have tried
>>
are we now prepared to argue the difference between legal and moral? there
is definitely a difference between actions within the realms of legality and
morality. and often there is some time before moral issues are considered in
the realm of legality and vice versa. is it at any point a moral imperative
to act out in violence against an action that is completely legal? a few
extreme examples perhaps: the slaughter of millions in germany (jews,
gypsies, homosexuals, mentally and physically disabled, communists, etc) was
done legally and was it an act of terrorism to bomb berlin or to break open
the gates of birkenau?; shall we call john brown, nat turner, or the number
of individuals involved in the underground railroad terrorists for their
action against slaveowners in america?; the attampted genocide of indigenous
peoples worldwide that has been sanctioned by the world powers in the name o
economic conquest and would we call crazy horse, nelson mandela, or emiliano
zapata terrorists? i am sure the first response to this will be something t
the tune of 'but what does this have to with anti-science arson?' well all
of these actions were perpetrated on 'people' that were considered sub-human
or animal if you will, and all of these actions were deemed in the best
interest of society by those in control. we can argue from atop the ivory
tower of scientific inquiry that legal and appropriate activism might take
some time and a lot of effort (especially when DDT is still used in a number
of countries around the world, i believe supplied by american companies), bu
what is the cost of time? when we are dealing with general issues of right
and wrong, how much wrong can be permitted in the name of social and
political expediency?
i will not argue for the beliefs of groups like PETA, ELF, ALF, or Earth
First!, but i will suggest that it is possible that drastic measures are
instrumental in the process of social change, and that one of these drastic
measures may be violence.
jacob landmesser
Idaho State University
"All voting is a sort of gaming, like checkers, or backgammon, a playing wit
right and wrong; its obligation never exceeds that of expediency. Even
voting for the right thing is doing nothing for it. a wise man will not
leave the right to the mercy of chance, nor wish it to prevail through the
power of the majority." Henry David Thoreau
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Date: Mon, 4 Jun 2001 11:19:58 -0400
From: Brad Robbins <robbins@MOTE.ORG>
Subject: Re: arson or burning straw men
Quoted from a recent thread: "...[I]...suggest that...drastic measures are
instrumental...[to] social change, and that one of these...may be violence."
All who have responded to this thread by advocating violence need to sit
back and make sure that you understand what you are actually supporting. If
I accept the premise that violence is a justifiable means to an end, at what
point can the violence no longer be justified? What if I were to decide
that research project X was threatening and I was unable to convince the
"powers that be" that this research was dangerous. From what I'm reading,
several on this list think its ok for me to destroy the project, in the name
of social change. So Dr. Strangelove sorts through the rubble and resurrects
his research. Now I destroy his laboratory. Again being persistent, he
starts over at a new facility. Do I have the right to destroy him? Or would
that be beyond justification? Maybe instead of him personally, I destroy his
family and friends. Again can that be justified? Let's move beyond research
that some perceive as Frankensteinian.
New scenario: I conduct seagrass research. Local fishermen have come to
believe that my research will negatively affect their livelihoods. Following
your logic they would be in their rights to burn my boat and rip out my
experimental plots. If I continue, do they have the right then to burn the
laboratory where I work? If I persist could you justify their actions if
they were to physically attack me?
There is no legal justification for this so how is it justified, morally? I
don't think so. Recognize that you cannot compare terrorism to war; they are
two different things no matter what your ideology. You also cannot compare
the treatment of animals to the treatment of humans. Call me anthrocentric
but I will strongly argue that a human life is more precious than a
non-human life. We affect change through non-violent protest and by
presenting well thought out and well documented arguments. Violence begets
violence.
In the above scenario will I be forced to arm myself or hire bodyguards in
order to continue my research? Or do you believe that I should stop because
someone objects. If the latter is true then might I suggest that some would
find your research objectionable and thus maybe you should stop.
Brad Robbins, Ph.D.
Disclaimer: Mention of trade names or terroristic actions should not be
construed as support for these products or actions.
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Date: Mon, 4 Jun 2001 10:51:40 -0700
From: Allan Shanfield <anshanfield@UCDAVIS.EDU>
Subject: Re: anti-research arson; I have another point
Whenever I see violence on tv or print from a "cause", I wonder if this
isn't a setup to make the "cause" look dangerous and stupid. Since Czarist
Russia the use of agent provocateurs has been an effective means to quell
dissent. WHO were those morons dresssed in black as "Anarchists" during
the Quebec riots. Anyone who has read Kropotkin - including his plea for a
more humane and progressive teaching of Geograpy - knows that violence
wasn't in his equation.
So whenever you see a protest turn ugly and diminish the cause to a bunch
of rabid bombthrowers, etc., consider this notion. Violence makes great
fodder for 10 second bytes on tv news - always dismissing dissenters as
"crazies". Are dissenters so stupid as to foment violence and arson? Who
knows.
Respectfully,
Allan Shanfield
________________________
Grad. Group in Geograpy
Forest Ecologist
UC Davis
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Date: Mon, 4 Jun 2001 10:18:21 -0500
From: Martin Konrad <Martin.Konrad@DNR.STATE.IA.US>
Subject: 63rd Midwest Conference Final Call for Papers
YOU ARE INVITED TO PARTICIPATE IN THE=20
63rd MIDWEST FISH AND WILDLIFE CONFERENCE
MARIOTT HOTEL, DES MOINES, IOWA
DECEMBER 9 - 12, 2001
This is the FINAL CALL FOR CONTRIBUTED PAPERS AND POSTERS. In continuation=
of the conference's strong tradition of high-quality professional =
presentations, the conference program committee invites submissions of =
papers and posters based on research and management experiences relevant =
to the region.
Abstracts of 200 words or fewer must be submitted electronically as =
indicated on the Abstract Submission Form at http://www.state.ia.us/midwest=
2001. Do not send printed abstracts or attached e-mail files. Abstracts =
must be received by July 15. You will be notified immediately when your =
electronic abstract is received. Authors will be notified by Aug. 15 =
regarding acceptance of their paper or poster. Authors of accepted =
abstracts will receive additional instructions. The conference program =
committee may ask that some papers submitted for oral presentation instead =
be given as poster and vice versa. Also, the committee may ask that some =
papers submitted for general sessions be included in symposia and vice =
versa.
ELECTRONIC SUBMISSION OF THE ABSTRACT
Please follow the instructions on the website Abstract Submission Form, =
paying special attention to the following:
1) Presenter information - Provide complete name, address, phone and FAX =
numbers, and e-mail address for presenting author.
2) Abstract title - Summarize your presentation in 15 words or fewer.
3) Abstract - Please use the guidelines above to prepare your abstract of =
200 words or fewer. The abstracts will be organized into a booklet that =
will be given to conference participants.
POSTER PREPARATION
We encourage submission of contributions in poster format. Posters are an =
increasingly popular method for communicating project results at large =
meetings. Advantages of posters include providing opportunities to confer =
with conference participants involved in similar work, to convey greater =
detail than is possible in oral presentations and to meet new people in =
the profession. There will be special poster sessions at the conference =
for authors to be present to explain their work. As noted above, authors =
who wish to make poster presentations must submit abstracts in the =
standard electronic format. The posters must be prepared to fit a 4 x 8 =
foot format.
For further information on symposia, general sessions and poster sessions, =
please contact the following:
Bruce Menzel=20
General Program Committee Chair
Iowa State University=09
Dept. of Animal Ecology
124 Sciences II=20
Ames, IA 50011
515-294-7419
bmenzel@iastate.edu=20
Don Bonneau=20
Fisheries Program Chair
Iowa DNR
502 E. 9th St.
Des Moines, IA 50319
515-281-8660
don.bonneau@dnr.state.ia.us=20
Rolf Koford
Wildlife Program Chair
Iowa State University
Dept. of Animal Ecology
124 Science II
Ames, IA 50011
515-294-3057
rkoford@iastate.edu=20
Larry Mitzner
Poster Sessions Chair
Iowa DNR
Red Haw State Park
RR1, Box 209
Chariton, IA 50049
641-774-2958
larry.mitzner@dnr.state.ia.us
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Date: Mon, 4 Jun 2001 11:43:14 -0500
From: Bobby D Keeland <bob_keeland@USGS.GOV>
Subject: Re: Qs RE water depth, soil moisture and temp probes for data lo
You can build your own water level sensors that can be connected to a
Campbell Data Logger (I did this for my dissertation). Check out Wetland
Ecology and Management 5:121-129 1997 for an article on how to build the
sensor for about $60 each (compared to $500-$600 each for commercial
sensors). Someone from the US Forest Service Research Office in Pineville,
LA was working on an improved sensor. You might try to check that out
also. Sorry, but I don't have the number or address.
Bob Keeland
Forest Ecologist
USGS, National Wetlands Research Center
John.Petersen@O
BERLIN.EDU To: ECOLOG-L@UMDD.UMD.EDU
cc:
05/31/01 01:06 Subject: Qs RE water depth, s
il
moisture and
PM temp probes for data lo
Hi:
I am looking for some advice on probes for monitoring a number of
environmental variables in soil and water with a Campbell CR10 data logger.
I'm looking for economical and Campbell compatable probes for the
following:
1. Measuring water depth in a pond, a cistern and a well (all fresh water
systems). Any ideas on good suppliers and pros and cons of resistance
tape, pressure sensors and floats would be appreciated.
2. Soil temperature. I want to monitor how the dynamics soil temperature
in a landscape change over time as a result of ecosystem maturation (we
have a lawn that is planted with dwarf fruit trees). I was thinking I
might install a short horizontal transect of temperature probes and also
one or two vertical profiles. I'm looking for recommendations on how deep
probes in the horizontal transect should be placed (I'm thinking shallow --
10cm or so), and also, how deep and how many probes to plant in the
vertical profiles. I was tentatively thinking of using thermocouple wire
with tip dipped in silicone and heat shrunk for protection (cheaper than
buying lots of thermisters). Has anyone had experience with thermocouples
burried underground? Do they last? Also, how do they fair under water?
3. I would like to also get some measures of soil moisture and/or water
potential. As I say, I am interested in documenting changes as the
ecosystem develops. Any thoughts on whether soil water potential or
volumentric water content are preferable as indices of change? Advice on
particular types of sensors and suppliers?
Thanks,
John E. Petersen, Assistant Professor
Oberlin College, Lewis Center for Environmental Studies
122 Elm St., Oberlin OH 44074, Phone: (440) 775-6692, FAX: 775-8946
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Date: Mon, 4 Jun 2001 14:21:47 -0400
From: "Kelly L. Decker" <kdecker@ZOO.UVM.EDU>
Subject: Re: anti-research arson; I have another point
Good point. It's hard to know exactly where this is coming from. I think the
govt. is capable of this kind of deception and violence, but so are young
idealists.
Kelly
Quoting Allan Shanfield <anshanfield@ucdavis.edu>:
> Whenever I see violence on tv or print from a "cause", I wonder if this
> isn't a setup to make the "cause" look dangerous and stupid. Since
> Czarist
> Russia the use of agent provocateurs has been an effective means to
> quell
> dissent. WHO were those morons dresssed in black as "Anarchists" during
> the Quebec riots. Anyone who has read Kropotkin - including his plea fo
> a
> more humane and progressive teaching of Geograpy - knows that violence
> wasn't in his equation.
>
> So whenever you see a protest turn ugly and diminish the cause to a
> bunch
> of rabid bombthrowers, etc., consider this notion. Violence makes great
> fodder for 10 second bytes on tv news - always dismissing dissenters as
> "crazies". Are dissenters so stupid as to foment violence and arson? Wh
> knows.
>
> Respectfully,
>
> Allan Shanfield
> ________________________
> Grad. Group in Geograpy
> Forest Ecologist
> UC Davis
>
>
**********************************************************************
Kelly Decker
Postdoctoral Fellow
School of Natural Resources
University of Vermont
Burlington, VT 05401
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Date: Mon, 4 Jun 2001 16:52:51 -0400
From: Doug Shipley <dshipley@ARIS.SFRC.UFL.EDU>
Subject: Ken, RCW Classification
I am 'blindly' sending this email in search for Ken Convery. This
regards an email he sent out (@ March 28, 2001) asking about
classification techniques for the red cockaded woodpecker. If possible,
please let me know if this is the correct address to ask further
questions (I am doing a similar study).
Thanks
Doug Shipley
dshipley@aris.sfrc.ufl.edu
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Subject: ECOLOG-L Digest - 1 Jun 2001 to 2 Jun 2001
To: Recipients of ECOLOG-L digests <ECOLOG-L@UMDD.UMD.EDU>
Status: R
There are 5 messages totalling 462 lines in this issue.
Topics of the day:
1. Anti- Research Arson (2)
2. anti-research arson
3. empty digest messages- temporary work-around
4. Caribou! Support the Gwich'in Nation!
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Date: Sat, 2 Jun 2001 07:31:31 -0400
From: Jodi Witte <jwitte@ANIMALHELP.COM>
Subject: Re: Anti- Research Arson
You have all truly brought up excellent arguments which have certainly spark
d
my interest and thought. My reply here won't be quite as philosophical as
others, but bear with me.
I love nature, and animals more than most. I am still pursuing that ever elu
ive
BS degree which seems further and further away as I get older, but someday.
I
want nothing but the best for our environment and my family. Where does the
balance lie?
I am personally against these acts of terrorism, and would not in any way
knowingly support an organization that participates in them. I do not belie
e
it brings credibility to their stand. BUT, that being said..there is no dou
t
in my mind, that we would not have come so far in changing laws and policy
without some of this. It is only from having ideas at both extreme ends of
he
issue that we reach a balance somewhere in the middle. In both environmenta
issues or animal welfare. For instance, ALF and PETA have both been behind
cts
of terrorism to animal research facilities. I for one, value the fact that
y
children can receive the best health care in the world. With this comes the
need for research. I do not believe all research should be abolished but, w
th
the extremists, laws have been passed to help ensure more humane treatment
f
the animals and also for corporations to find alternate means when it is
possible. This is definitely good for all of us.
I think though, in the long run, the ONLY way things are going to really cha
ge
is not because of these organizations actions, but education of the next
generation. My children, ages 3,8,& 9, would "freak out" if I threw an empt
soda can in the garbage. They have grown up with recycling. It is a part of
everyday life and they believe there is no other alternative. I was 17 befo
e
my community started offering recycling of soda cans and newspaper. It was
uch
harder for me to break my old habits, then it was for them to just accept.
Raise our next generation to be fully aware of the results of their actions
and
you will see major changes in how the environment is treated and cared for.
With that next generation will come a more enlightened government, new laws
etc. Change is slow, but it changes non-the-less. There are more examples o
this in history that one can count. This new generation, with their
understanding and care of the earth, will tip those balances so that the mi
dle
begins to lie more to one
side then it does now.
Jodi Witte
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Date: Sat, 2 Jun 2001 10:32:09 -0400
From: "David M. Bryant" <dmbryant@CISUNIX.UNH.EDU>
Subject: Re: anti-research arson
Jamie
I'm sure that ELF feels frustrated that their voice is not being heard by
the mainstream, but their actions give them a voice that they will not
expect nor appreciate. Violence begets violence, not understanding nor
education. ELF galvanizes conservatives not conservationists. This
destruction of property creates enemies not alliances. Reactionism is a
reflex, i.e. a cordal not cortical response, the solutions to complex
problems are contemplation, consideration and cooperation, not violence,
vilification or vigilanties.
It's ironic that your arguments for ELF's actions are the same used by
Timothy McVie and the Michgan militia, as well as those that blew up USFS
offices in Nevada several years ago. I will defend anyone's right to
express thier opinion in a peacefull manner, when respectfull of other's
rights and opinions. My guess is that ELF members are doing more to
satisfying thier own moral gratification with their actions than advancing
the cause of the environment. Furthermore, it seems obvious from the
majority of responses on this thread that ELF is making no friends among
the scientific and thinking community of conservationists.
To determine how prodcutive terrorism is, look into the history of those
conflicts which utilize terrorism, most of them have been going on for
centuries and have yet to be resolved.
David M. Bryant dmbryant@cisunix.unh.edu
Dept. of Natural Resources 603-862-4433
215 James Hall
University of New Hampshire
Durham, NH 03824
"Not all that is counted counts
and not all that counts can be counted"
A. Einstein
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Date: Sat, 2 Jun 2001 12:31:50 -0700
From: Wayne Tyson <landrest@UTM.NET>
Subject: Re: Anti- Research Arson
At 07:31 AM 6/2/2001 -0400, Jodi Witte wrote:
"Where does the balance lie?"
Honorable Jodi and Forum:
In asking questions rather than providing answers--in a word, maturity.
The crucial distinction between "activism" and terrorism is that the former
stands firm on principle, the latter on ego. Terrorists are mere cowardly
bullies, driven to violence by fear--they are lazy-minded, closed-minded,
self-righteous, egotistical, seeking immediate gratification at any cost,
infantile, retarded.
The mature man or woman seeks true reconciliation, not mere compromise--the
immature, like all "true believers" merely strike out. They are
"conservative" minded in that they subscribe to dogma rather than do the
very hard work of thinking their own thoughts. ALF, PETA, McVey,
governments, universities, and all centers of power fail to see that power
itself is corrupt. QUESTION authority--especially your own, beginning with
your own.
Stand firm, but not rigid. Subject your own thinking to the same
discipline you expect of others. This is rare, but it is not
impossible. Ever consider that if "things" are really screwed up that the
best alternative has yet to be tried?
It is a pleasure to see the open mind opening further, Jodi. The essence
of true education, of refinement of mind in action. Confronting our
ignorance, not acting upon it, is the entree thereto, eh?
Best,
WT
At 07:31 AM 6/2/2001 -0400, Jodi Witte wrote:
>I am personally against these acts of terrorism, and would not in any wa
> knowingly support an organization that participates in them. I do not
> believe
> it brings credibility to their stand. BUT, that being said..there is n
> doubt
> in my mind, that we would not have come so far in changing laws and po
icy
> without some of this. It is only from having ideas at both extreme end
> of the
> issue that we reach a balance somewhere in the middle. In both environ
ental
> issues or animal welfare. For instance, ALF and PETA have both been
> behind acts
> of terrorism to animal research facilities. I for one, value the fact
> that my
> children can receive the best health care in the world. With this come
the
> need for research. I do not believe all research should be abolished
> but, with
> the extremists, laws have been passed to help ensure more humane
> treatment of
> the animals and also for corporations to find alternate means when it
s
> possible. This is definitely good for all of us.
>I think though, in the long run, the ONLY way things are going to really
>change
> is not because of these organizations actions, but education of the ne
t
> generation. My children, ages 3,8,& 9, would "freak out" if I threw an
empty
> soda can in the garbage. They have grown up with recycling. It is a pa
t of
> everyday life and they believe there is no other alternative. I was 17
> before
> my community started offering recycling of soda cans and newspaper. It
> was much
> harder for me to break my old habits, then it was for them to just acc
pt.
> Raise our next generation to be fully aware of the results of their
> actions and
> you will see major changes in how the environment is treated and cared
for.
> With that next generation will come a more enlightened government, new
laws,
> etc. Change is slow, but it changes non-the-less. There are more examp
es of
> this in history that one can count. This new generation, with their
> understanding and care of the earth, will tip those balances so that t
e
> middle
> begins to lie more to one
>side then it does now.
>
>Jodi Witte
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Date: Sat, 2 Jun 2001 13:10:25 -0500
From: Phil Fay <fay@KSU.EDU>
Subject: empty digest messages- temporary work-around
I've found that I can see the contents
of the 'blank' digest messages (in the Netscape mail program
anyway) by looking at the 'Page Source'- found under the 'View'
menu. A stop-gap at least until the problem gets sorted out.
===============================
Philip A. Fay Ph.D.
Research Assistant Professor
Division of Biology
Kansas State University
Manhattan, KS 66506-4901 USA
785-532-7627
785-532-6653 (fax)
Rainfall Manipulation Project Homepage:
http://www.konza.ksu.edu/ramps/homepage/
===============================
--
==================
Phil Fay
306 Orchard Circle
Manhattan, KS 66502 USA
785-539-2863
==================
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Date: Mon, 5 Mar 2001 20:14:47 -0500
From: Ian Thomas <caribou_maps@MAPTRICKS.COM>
Subject: Caribou! Support the Gwich'in Nation!
***********************************************************************
**Urgent Action Alert ** Urgent Action Alert ** Urgent Action Alert ***
***********************************************************************
SUPPORT THE GWICH'IN NATIVE PEOPLE & DEFEND THEIR HUMAN RIGHTS!
NO OIL DRILLING IN THE ARCTIC NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE!
Dear friends,
Please distribute this plea for support far and wide!
1) OPEN INVITATION TO ALL FRIENDS TO ATTEND THE GWICH'IN NATION GATHERING
2) GLOBAL WARMING & CLIMATE CHANGE IS THE BIGGEST THREAT TO THE ARCTIC
ENVIRONMENT
3) SIGN THE STATEMENT OF SUPPORT FOR THE GWICH'IN PEOPLE
***********************************************************************
**Urgent Action Alert ** Urgent Action Alert ** Urgent Action Alert ***
***********************************************************************
Young People of the Gwich'in Nation Call a Gathering in Arctic Village,
Alaska
June 21-25, 2001
The Gwich'in Indians of northeast Alaska and northwest Canada met for the
first time in hundreds of years back in June of 1988. The Chiefs, the
Elders, and tribal members met with one goal in mind. They united in
solidarity and in one voice to protect the Porcupine River Caribou Herd
calving area in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge from oil development
and exploration. Since then they have met every other year to reaffirm
their commitment to permanent protection of their ancient culture. Since
the first gathering, the Gwich'in Steering Committee has carried out all of
the Elders and Chiefs directions and we did very well on keeping the oil
companies at bay. Now, because of the Bush administration s threat to our
very being we must come together again to strategize and build our
resistance and to take further directions from our Elders.
The young people of the Gwich'in Nation called a meeting in Arctic Village,
Alaska June 21st to 25th to discuss in length and depth the current threat
that is heating up in Congress. We are in a state of urgency. Because of
the impact oil drilling will have on the future of our young generation it
is imperative that we gather at this time to build our strength and pride
as a people and as a community. We must address these important issues now.
The first day will be dedicated to the honor of the Episcopal Church
because of their undying support of the Gwich in. The remainder of the
agenda will be decided by the Gwich'in Chiefs, the Arctic Village Council,
the Gwich'in Steering Committee, and the chosen young people with guidance
of Evon Peter, Chief of Arctic Village. Prayers of thanks will be given by
respected community leader, Trimble Gilbert of Arctic Village, our
Episcopal Minister and Elder.
All Nations and Friends of the Gwich in are welcome. All Elders, all
leaders, all young people and everyone who wants to come will be welcome as
well as the PRESS. There will absolutely be NO drugs or alcohol permitted
at our gathering. This will be a non-violent demonstration.
We expect a huge turnout. Out of respect for the community of Arctic
Village we would like you to register early and be counted. We will have
limited housing and food. We ask you to help by coming well equipped with
tent and portable camping gear. Please be prepared for the most isolated
Indian community in our time and era. The cold weather is also very
unpredictable so be prepared with warm boots and hats. We ask you to please
bring snacks, and small cash. This is our gathering and we want you to feel
welcome and become educated on our culture.
Shalak Naii (All my relations) We will see you there!!
For more information contact: Julie Hollandsworth 907-587-6269 or Sarah
James 907-587-5315 fax 907-587-5128 or email sarahjamesav@hotmail.com or
the
Gwich'in Steering Committee 127 1st Avenue Fairbanks, AK 99701
Phone 907-458-8264 Fax 907-458-8265 or email gwichin1@alaska.net or
gwichin2@alaska.net
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**Urgent Action Alert ** Urgent Action Alert ** Urgent Action Alert ***
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GLOBAL WARMING AND CLIMATE CHANGE IS THE BIGGEST THREAT TO THE ARCTIC
ENVIRONMENT
>From the Anchorage Daily News & Associated Press
http://www.adn.com/metro/story/0,2633,270351,00.html
(Published May 29, 2001)
"Bad Year for the Porcupine Caribou Herd:
Cows must calve soon in order for the herd to safely cross the river.
Time is running out for the Porcupine caribou herd, according to the
conservation officer for the Vuntut Gwitchin First Nation.
Darius Kassi said the caribou are late again this year getting to their
calving grounds on Alaska's coastal plain.
If the weather doesn't warm and they don't get moving, the caribou could
get caught in the same circumstances they did last year, when the death
rate among calves almost doubled in the first month to an estimated 15,000
caribou. The approximately 15,000 calves that died in the first month last
year represented a mortality rate of 44 percent.
The herd when last counted in 1998 numbered about 129,000.
It recently was still south of the Porcupine River, which was not yet safe
for crossing, Kassi said.
If the cows get delayed too long, they won't make it to the calving grounds
before giving birth. That would mean another catastrophic year for calf
survival, Kassi said.
"If the cows drop their calves now, the wolves, wolverines, the foxes and
bears are just going to have a field day with the young ones," Kassi said.
In addition to the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge providing less
susceptibility to predators, the coastal plain also provides the cows with
much needed nutrients that are not available in the forage south of the
tree line.
Calves born south of the Porcupine are often not able to cross the river
safely and are abandoned by the cows that continue to migrate, even if it's
after they've calved, he said.
"I witnessed it last year," Kassi said. "Very few (calves) were crossing
the Porcupine because it was too dangerous, too wide, too deep, and the
current was too fast....I drove up and down the river, and I saw calves
just sitting there, sometimes two by themselves. It looks like it is going
to be another bad year."
If the herd can get across the river and close to the grounds before
calving, to the foothills inside the Vuntut and Ivvavik national parks,
chances for calf survival increase greatly, he said.
The herd has been known to move from as far south as the Dempster Highway
area to the coastal plain in 10 days.
Don Russell of the Canadian Wildlife Service said there is still time for
the herd to move. In recent years, June 2 has represented the peak calving
time. Last year it wasn't until June 7.
Old Crow residents who recently watched the ice begin flowing saw a cow
caught on an ice floe drifting down river.
"She was struggling to make it to shore, but she did not make it," Kassi
said.
As the cow slipped into the river, she was covered by drifting ice.
"People had to turn their heads when they saw that cow fall into the
river," he said.
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**Urgent Action Alert ** Urgent Action Alert ** Urgent Action Alert ***
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STATEMENT OF SUPPORT FOR THE GWICH'IN PEOPLE
NO OIL DRILLING IN THE ARCTIC NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE
Dear friends,
Please distribute this far and wide!
The Indigenous Environmental Network, the International Indian Treaty
Council and Greenaction issue this call to action to stop the
plan to drill for oil in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge. Oil drilling
in this beautiful area would violate the human rights of the Gwich'in
Native Peoples, would pollute the pristine wilderness of the Arctic Refuge,
and would threaten the survival of the porcupine caribou and the Gwich'in.
We ask everybody from all walks of life to sign the Statement of
Support (below) for the Gwich'in in their fight against the proposed oil
drilling.
Please send your endorsement of this letter by email to
supportgwichin@greenaction.org
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**Urgent Action Alert ** Urgent Action Alert ** Urgent Action Alert ***
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STATEMENT OF SUPPORT FOR THE GWICH'IN PEOPLE
NO OIL DRILLING IN THE ARCTIC NATIONAL WILDLIFE REFUGE
We the undersigned declare our support for the Gwich'in People in
opposition to the proposal to drill for oil in the Arctic National Wildlife
Refuge. We pledge to help stop the proposed oil drilling which would
pollute the Arctic Refuge, desecrate sacred land, and threaten the survival
of the porcupine caribou herd and the Gwich'in People.
For tens of thousands of years the Gwich'in - the Caribou People - have
lived in harmony with the caribou. The plan to drill for oil in the Arctic
Refuge is an unacceptable violation of the human rights of the Gwich'in.
The oil companies and the Bush Administration have no right to destroy the
way of life, culture, environment and economic subsistence of the Gwich'in
People.
We raise our voices in protest as President Bush, Vice-President Cheney and
their oil company friends attempt to promote this oil drilling plan.
We stand united with the Gwich'in in defense of human rights, wildlife, and
the beautiful wilderness in the Arctic Refuge.
Name email
1) Ian Thomas ian_thomas@maptricks.com http://www.peer.org/maps.html
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Many, many thanks!
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Subject: ECOLOG-L Digest - 2 Jun 2001 to 3 Jun 2001
To: Recipients of ECOLOG-L digests <ECOLOG-L@UMDD.UMD.EDU>
Status: R
There are 11 messages totalling 559 lines in this issue.
Topics of the day:
1. anti-research arson--NASA and the ultimate GMO arrogance? (2)
2. PhD Position, Ecological Modelling, Germany
3. service-learning conference
4. a solution to the problem with reading ECOLOG-L digests
5. Workshops: Practical Research & Action for Development
6. GPS for closed canopies?
7. Anti- Research Arson
8. anti-research arson
9. Job Sought with Herons, Egrets or Sea Birds
10. Teaching Ecology in High School
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Date: Sat, 2 Jun 2001 20:43:38 -0700
From: Wayne Tyson <landrest@UTM.NET>
Subject: Re: anti-research arson--NASA and the ultimate GMO arrogance?
Ecolog-L:
Look at this page and weep. Earlier in the space "program," there was
concern about extra-terrestrial contamination. Now it appears that "we"
are planning intentionally to propagate terrestrial organisms,
"engineered," no less, on other celestial bodies. Has anybody asked
Australians (lately) about the "benefits" of cactus or jackrabbits or
Guamanians about the brown tree-snake? If it walks like an alien and talks
like an alien . . . "We has met the alien--and he is us." (Apologies to
the late Walt Kelly)
http://astrobiology.arc.nasa.gov/roadmap/goals/g10_life_space.html
Best (of the worst?)
WT
"The suspension of judgment is the highest exercise in intellectual
discipline." --Raymond M. Gilmore
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Date: Sat, 2 Jun 2001 22:06:56 -0500
From: "David W. Inouye" <di5@umail.umd.edu>
Subject: PhD Position, Ecological Modelling, Germany
JUSTUS - LIEBIG - UNIVERSITY GIESSEN
PhD position
A PhD position is available immediately at the Department of Agricultural
and Environmental Science of the Justus-Liebig-University Giessen, Germany
within the subproject Modelling and Geostatistics of the interdisciplinary
collaborative project BIOPLEX (Biodiversity and Spatial Complexity in
Agricultural Landscapes under Global Cange). The salary will follow the
German civil service level BATIIa/2 (DEM 30.000-40.000).
The overall aim of BIOPLEX is the investigation of the connections between
biodiversity and spatial complexity in agricultural landscapes. Modelling
plays a central role in the BIOPLEX project. Models analyzing the spatial
distribution of functional groups depending on temporally variable land use
(arable land, meadow, fallow land) are already being developed. In order to
improve the comprehension of the mechanisms underlying the spatiotemporal
distribution and dispersal of the functional groups, the PhD student will
develop spatially explicit, individual-based simulation models for one or
several species.
For further information contact Dr. Kerstin Wiegand, Tel.: +49 641 99
37545, Fax: +49 641 99 37549, E-Mail: Kerstin.Wiegand@agrar.uni-giessen.de
Position requirements:
Above-average master=92s degree (or German diploma) in biology,
agricultural sciences, physics, or a related field;
good programming skills in e.g., C++, Turbo Pascal, Delphi;
experience in modelling;
able to collaborate interdisciplinary;
experience with geographical information systems and satellite imagery are
a plus
To apply, send cover letter and CV, preferably until June 30st 2001, to
Professor Dr. Wolfgang K=F6hler, Biometry and Population Genetics, IFZ,
Justus-Liebig-University, Heinrich-Buff-Ring 26-32, D-35392 Giessen
homepage: http://www.uni-giessen.de/biometrie/
see also http://www.uni-giessen.de/bioplex/
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Date: Sat, 2 Jun 2001 19:08:34 -0500
From: fbio2233 <mgreene@SELU.EDU>
Subject: service-learning conference
Greetings to all. For those of my service-learning colleagues who also happ
n
to be ecologists, (or vice versa) I'd like to inform you of an innovative
conference which discusses and promotes this intriguing form of pedagogy.
Sorry for the short time frame, I only just got this most recent posting
myself.
Sincerely yours,
Michael Greene
**********************
> It's not too late to register for the National Gathering 2001, Thur
day,
> June 21 - Sunday, June 24, at Butler University , Indianapolis, IN,
in
> collaboration with: Indiana University-Purdue University-Indianapol
s
> (IUPUI) and Indiana Campus Compact. Registration forms and informat
on
can be found online at http://www.selu.edu/orgs/ic/ng2001.htm
>
> The National Gathering differs from the usual sort of national acad
mic
> meeting: no paper presentations, no symposia, no panel presentation
of
> campus programs-although space is provided for poster displays of c
mpus
/
> community programs. The unique atmosphere of the National Gathering
is
personified by Learning
> Circles - prolonged discussion in which individuals gather to engag
in
profound
> conversations around a specific topic or issue in service-learning.
The
> National Gathering's multi-day learning circles require participant
to
> commit to one central discussion: all participants attend all sched
led
> sessions of the learning circle chosen, from Thursday evening throu
h
> Saturday afternoon. Participants thus leave the Gathering with a mu
h
> richer understanding of their chosen topic than is possible in the
sual
> academic conference format.
>
> Learning Circle Topics
> These circles are the core events of the National Gathering. They a
e
> sustained discussions that begin Thursday evening and continue thro
gh
> Saturday morning. For a description of each topic, see the National
> Gathering Website at http://www.selu.edu/orgs/ic/ng2001.htm
> 1. Institutions of Higher Education as Agents of
Social
> Change
> 2. Service Learning beyond the Humanities and So
ial
> Sciences
> 3. High Tech / High Touch
> 4. Reflection
> 5. Participatory Action Research
> 6. Transformative Pedagogy
> 7. Ethical Issues
> 8. Spirituality
> 9. Vocation
> 10. Diversity and Power
> 11. Campus Community Partnerships
> 12. Being In, Of and with Community
>
> The Invisible College is a national organization of service-learnin
> practitioners - university faculty and staff, community partners, a
d
> students - working toward the common goal of increasing and improvi
g
the
> practice of service-learning across the United States. For more in
> formation, please visit our website at www.selu.edu/orgs/ic/index.h
m
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Date: Sat, 2 Jun 2001 22:10:16 -0500
From: "David W. Inouye" <di5@umail.umd.edu>
Subject: a solution to the problem with reading ECOLOG-L digests
Bob Peet reports a solution for those of you having trouble reading the
daily digests of ECOLOG-L messages:
If I open the digest in a text editor rather than an email client, and
then delete the header line that reads:
Content-Type: multipart/digest; boundary="----------------------------"
then the digest works perfectly.
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Date: Sat, 2 Jun 2001 17:29:50 EDT
From: GroundWork Inc <GroundWorkInc@AOL.COM>
Subject: Workshops: Practical Research & Action for Development
GroundWork invites you to our upcoming workshops in October: "Integrated
Knowledge for Development" in Kinvara, Ireland, and "Participatory Research
&
Action for Environmental Sustainability" in Cape Cod, Massachusetts. Pleas
write to each specified email address for further details (including the co
t)
and an application form.
************************************************
Two New GroundWork Workshops: Practical Research and Action For Development
1. Integrated Knowledge for Development: Kinvara, Ireland October 6-13, 200
Many people are wary of the current rhetoric about participation, the time i
takes, the 'emphasis on process over content', the 'theological &
righteousness,' etc. This workshop is aimed at overworked people who believ
in
consultation but who need valid usable information that 1) makes sense with
n
the context of their organizational operations; and 2) can be obtained
before the end of the millennium.
This is a workshop for managers, sector specialists and researchers working
n
international development or donor organizations who want to learn more abo
t
how to do, and how to commission research that integrates
*participatory research and conventional research
*qualitative and quantitative approaches
*local needs and national policy and planning
Sectors: education, health and HIV/AIDS, gender, microfinance and agricultu
e
We take you from the 'basics' of participatory, qualitative and quantitative
research to advanced applications, processes, issues and theory as they app
y
to real development issues. No previous experience is necessary. What you l
arn
will be useful for project design, appraisal, implementation, monitoring an
evaluation. We also show you how to apply what you have learned to address
issues that arise internally in your own organization.
Participants work from manuals and workbooks specially tailored to their own
interests, and participate in fieldwork with enthusiastic local communities
One of the most popular aspects of this workshop is that each participant i
helped to design his or her own future project, beginning to end.
This seven-day course is held in a rural seaside village in Ireland. Senior
experts in participatory research from GroundWork will facilitate it: Eilee
Kane and Mary O'Reilly de Br佖, both anthropologists, and authors of
n
innovative new book, Doing Your Own Research (Boyars, London, 2001) Guest
experts will lead the sectoral field events.
For an application form and further details on this course, please write to:
workshop@groundworkers.org
2. Participatory Research and Action for Environmental Sustainability: Cape
od,
Massachusetts: October 21-26, 2001
This course offers a cross-sectoral approach to policy and planning for
environmental sustainability through community participation, education,
health, microfinance and gender integration. Senior experts in social ecolo
y
and participatory research from GroundWork will facilitate the course:
Christina Rawley, Eileen Kane, and Mary O'Reilly de Brun, with guest facult
and facilitators from around the world. This intensive residential worksho
will offer practical experience in program design from beginning to end,
including fieldwork in local communities. Drawing on internationally known
institutions and environmental groups in the community, evening sessions wi
l
provide opportunities for stimulating exchange of ideas with interesting gu
sts
from the local environment community and international visitors.
For an application form and further details on this course, please write to
environment@groundworkers.org
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Date: Sun, 3 Jun 2001 09:22:26 -0300
From: Voltolini <jcvoltol@INFOCAD.COM.BR>
Subject: GPS for closed canopies?
Dear friends, I am planning to buy a GPS and my problem is that I am
working in valleys with very closed canopies in the Brazilian
rainforests. So, I would like to receive suggestions about GPS models
able to work in this situation.
Thanks for any help !!
Voltolini
........................................................................=
.....
Professor J. C. VOLTOLINI
Grupo de Estudos em Ecologia de Mamiferos (ECOMAM)
Universidade de Taubate, Departamento de Biologia
Pra=E7a Marcelino Monteiro 63, Bom Conselho.
Taubate, SP, BRASIL. 12030-010.
TEL: 0xx12-2254165
FAX: 0xx12-2322947
E-Mail: jcvoltol@infocad.com.br
........................................................................=
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Date: Sun, 3 Jun 2001 00:36:39 EDT
From: WirtAtmar@AOL.COM
Subject: Re: anti-research arson--NASA and the ultimate GMO arrogance?
Wayne Tyson writes:
> Look at this page and weep. Earlier in the space "program," there was
> concern about extra-terrestrial contamination. Now it appears that "w
"
> are planning intentionally to propagate terrestrial organisms,
> "engineered," no less, on other celestial bodies. Has anybody asked
> Australians (lately) about the "benefits" of cactus or jackrabbits or
> Guamanians about the brown tree-snake? If it walks like an alien and
alks
> like an alien . . . "We has met the alien--and he is us." (Apologies
to
> the late Walt Kelly)
>
> http://astrobiology.arc.nasa.gov/roadmap/goals/g10_life_space.html
>
> Best (of the worst?)
The "terraforming" of other planets, most especially Mars, has been discusse
in some detail now for the last two decades, along with the ethical issues
associated with such terraforming.
To prevent the accidental terraforming of any planetary surface, no matter
how remote the odds, the minimization of every possibility of the
cross-contamination of one world to the next has always been a very high
priority in the development and construction of all planetary landers to dat
.
However, if and only if Mars should prove to be absolutely barren of life,
there are plans in the works, as you note, to seed Mars with a succession of
modified organisms that would seem to offer an excellent chance of building
self-sustaining ecosystem in the shortest time possible. But this process
would only proceed after a great deal of public discussion, most probably
over a period of several to many years.
As to a glimpse of the ethical discussion concerning planetary
cross-contamination, please see in the same general area as the page you cit
:
http://astrobiology.arc.nasa.gov/roadmap/objectives/o17_planetary_protection
h
tml
In just the last two weeks, NASA has convened a new panel to develop the
plans and specifications for a new Earth-based isolation facility for the
sample return missions that are now about 10 years out, at the earliest. Thi
is the first step in not only protecting the Earth from any form of
cross-contamination but also in the determination if life is now extant on
the surface of Mars, or if it ever existed at all there.
Nonetheless, it's important to understand that there is a growing body of
people within the astrobiology community who believe that the possibility is
quite high that Earth and Mars have been sharing ejecta from each other's
planetary surface for essentially all of the time of their existences.
Further, the currently available evidence also strongly suggests that at
least some forms of earthly bacteria, regardless of where it arose, could
survive the multi-million year trip between the planets and thus, if we do
find life on Mars, it may not be all that new to us.
Wirt Atmar
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Date: Sun, 3 Jun 2001 11:06:13 -0400
From: Paul & Torrey <belmont124@EARTHLINK.NET>
Subject: Re: Anti- Research Arson
"For instance, ALF and PETA have both been behind acts of terrorism to anima
research facilities. I for one, value the fact that my children can receive
the
best health care in the world. With this comes the need for research. I do
ot
believe all research should be abolished but, with the extremists, laws hav
been passed to help ensure more humane treatment of the animals and also fo
corporations to find alternate means when it is possible. This is definitel
good for all of us."
--Jodi Witte, 2 June 2001
I don't think this particular example is about terrorism to research facilit
es.
If you destroy a researcher's building/files/etc, the researcher has to do
the
work again. If you set loose the animals, the researcher has to get more
animals. (That's not even mentioning what happens to the now-free critters
Who takes care of them? Are they just set loose, to die in traffic or from
starvation, or are they adopted out? Are these new homes able to care for
he
exotics, like primates, or is it a case of exchanging a cage with needles f
r
one without? Sometimes it's hard to tell which side is more cruel to anima
s.)
If you act against the staff, the research moves somewhere else.
What *has* worked is espionage. Either people sneak in and film the horrid
conditions, poor treatment, inhumane euthanasia, and whatever else, or a me
ber
of the staff blows the whistle or releases the footage. But is this terror
sm?
Nobody was hurt, nothing destroyed. Laws were likely broken, but no
industrial secrets were stolen. The public at large gets educated, which l
ads
to better treatment of the animals. Less-stressed animals can only improve
the
research. Better treatment of animals is good for all of us.
Does anybody know of an example where terrorism has changed the public's min
?
Not just protected that single tree or whale, but actually led to improved
public understanding of an issue and then (hopefully) to better laws. I ca
't
think of any.
Respectfully, Torrey
Torrey Moss
Kalamazoo Nature Center
Kalamazoo, MI
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Date: Sun, 3 Jun 2001 13:33:19 -0700
From: Vicky Hollenbeck <hollenbv@UCS.ORST.EDU>
Subject: Re: anti-research arson
On Fri, 1 Jun 2001, Jamie McCallum (Syracuse University) wrote:
>
> You're right, this idea does sound naive -- because it is. if there we
e a
way
> to change things legally and within the system that would positively e
fect
the
> kinds of things these folks want to accomplish, they would do that.
I would like to know just what legal methods these folks have tried.
Have they TRULY sought other means of accomplishing their goals? Have
they organized grassroots groups and sought ways to change legislation
with petitions and the long hard work and TIME it often takes to affect
change? Have they tried the myriad other legal routes to affect change?
How long did it take Rachel Carson to painstakingly collect the data for
Silent Spring, write the book, and defend its accuracy? Hmmm, to think
that a single person with a Master's degree and the passion of her cause
could create such havoc against the abuse of pesticides, expose industry
and government, and raise public awareness to the point where DDT and
other pesticides have been banned AND be a role model for conservationists
and women in science, all without detonating a single bomb. Even while
she was battling cancer!
> (few) people want to risk the kinds of jail time these activists
sometimes get. it's
> certainly more courageous than appearing at the polls every few years
o vote
> in another capitalist.
>
> myriad ways. as someone said before, it often acts as cover for those
doing
> more mainstream legal work. it puts pressure on governmental bodies t
change
> laws, the same way that voters pressure representatives with threats o
> non-relection.
If so-called "direct action" puts the same pressure on governmental bodies
to change laws as voter pressure, then what's the point of the direct
action?
> if anyone is willing to admit we live in a working democracy
> (i'm not), they must also admit that the seats of power are kept fille
by
> those who bow to the demands and threats of pressure groups -- basical
y,
> serving the people, or the special interests that prop them up. witho
t this
> threat, government would operate against the will of the people.
It takes a complete lack of imagination to think that in a country that
allows us the freedoms to actually change the way things are that you
(they?) have exhausted all legal ways of doing so. That is not to say our
system is perfect (duuhhh), as if there ever could be a perfect system. By
the way, this same imperfect democracy is what allows ELF and the others
to print their ideas, including how to build an arson bomb, on their
websites. Hmmm...
If their motives are so admirable and reasonable, why don't they spend
their time and energies showing others why? Write a book about how bad
genetic engineering is, backed up by evidence of course, instead of one on
how to build an arson bomb. (I find it interesting that ELF's website
only contains books on how to be an "activist" and nothing backing up
their stance against GE, save the typical anti-corporation, anti-science,
Frankenstein rhetoric. I also find it interesting that they are a .com
and not a .org??). Go door to door and convince people that your cause is
worth joining. Become a candidate for the Green Party; Start a petition;
write your legislators; raise money for your cause; learn about the nature
of scientific inquiry...etc., etc., etc. Of course this will take alot
more effort and ingenuity than burning property.
> and sure, just as one can never be SURE no one will be injured in a bur
ing
> building (just as you can't be SURE you won't crash your car into a ki
on a
> bike), research and careful planning have shown these kinds of acts to
be
> extremely safe as far as injuring humans is concerned.
Research????!!!!!!
> No one as ever been seriously injured in a ELF/ALF action in over 25
> years.
YET!!!
This is equivalent to saying that it's okay to drink and drive because,
hey, driving in general is risky business...and if I haven't killed
someone yet in my past drunk-driving excursions, I probably won't! After
all, research and careful planning have prevented it.
> so many people on this list have been arguing for alternatives to prope
ty
> dstruction, like boycotts or more legal means of changing things. th
se
> things can happen regardless of whether someone is burning, and if the
are
not
> happening, it's certainly not the fault of those burning labs.
On the contrary. They are taking energy away from what could be an
effective cause; they are polarizing the sides; they are giving
conservationists a bad name. In a message to a researcher someone
recently wrote: "F-- the greenies!" and something to the effect of arming
oneself with a gun and carrying on GE research. Does that sound like the
terrorists have accomplished their goals??? So much for peaceful
resolutions...
VH
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Date: Sun, 3 Jun 2001 11:38:57 -0700
From: Eric Holt <rickeyholt@HOTMAIL.COM>
Subject: Job Sought with Herons, Egrets or Sea Birds
Bird worker with experience and Master's Degree in Ecology seeks work in the
U.S.A. with Herons, Egrets or sea birds for summer or longer. Resume and
references available on request.
Eric Holt
e-mail: rickeyholt@hotmail.com
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Date: Sun, 3 Jun 2001 13:18:29 -0700
From: Eric Holt <rickeyholt@HOTMAIL.COM>
Subject: Teaching Ecology in High School
Dear Listers,
I am considering teaching a course in ecology at the high school level.
Have you any resources to recommend? I expect to concentrate to some extent
on birds and plants, and to include as much hands-on self-guided
inquiry-based work as possible. Please respond directly to me at
rickeyholt@hotmail.com . If there is interest I can post responses to the
list. Thank you for your suggestions.
Eric Holt (e-mail rickeyholt@hotmail.com ).
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