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From: Iowa Discussion, Alerts and Announcements [mailto:[log in to unmask]]On Behalf Of Pam Mackey-Taylor
Sent: Thursday, January 09, 2003 8:54 PM
To: [log in to unmask]
Subject: Re: environment

Several weeks ago I picked up a phone call that happened to be someone doing a survey on the political issues.  Usually I don't answer those surveys, but this time I did.  The survey taker started by listing several of the "top political issues" and asked me to pick the top 3.  I picked 2 and said the environment was my third even though the environment was not one of the items on the list.

I could hear the person typing my answer.  Then she proceeded with the issues, asking questions.  She had a spot for the environment.  It was obvious that the survey designers had allowed for an unprompted odd answer like mine and she was ready.

Perhaps this would work on other surveys.

Those "crazy" survey results are slanted by who is willing to answer the survey and how they choose to answer the questions.  This might be one way of getting the environment on the agenda.

Pam

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In a message dated 1/8/2003 5:46:32 PM Central Standard Time, [log in to unmask] writes:

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

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