Good idea Glenn. Why not pose this question to our legislators and the citizens they represent in a letter to the editor..or better yet a 'Guest Opinion' in the D.M. Register as the session opens? Cathy L. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Glenn Pollock" <[log in to unmask]> To: <[log in to unmask]> Sent: Tuesday, January 07, 2003 11:15 PM Subject: environment > The polls in Iowa and other states indicate that the environment is not a > high priority among voters but are we asking the question correctly. What > if we ask?, Do you want clean water , to drink , to swim in , to boat in > and fish. Do we want close by parks and preserve to visit. Do you want wild > life to view and hunt. Do you want clean air that does not stink of hog > manure , air that is safe to breathe. Do you want clean streets and roads > not littered with cans and trash. I bet we would get a lot different answer > then are you interested in the environment. > I thing when the general people think of the environment they think of some > guy that has lashed himself to a tree in Oregon. Or that the cost of > lumber going up because of an owl. They think gas cost too much because we > are not drilling for oil in Alaska. Or that they will lose their job > because of new environmental regulations. They are simply not aware of > environmental problems since they spend most of there time working and > raising kids. And a few that science can fix any problem if it gets out > of hand. > > Glenn Pollock > > - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - > To view the Sierra Club List Terms & Conditions, see: > http://www.sierraclub.org/lists/terms.asp - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - To get off the IOWA-TOPICS list, send any message to: [log in to unmask]