[at-l] Endangered Parks List

[saunterer@jimbullard.org (saunterer@jimbullard.org)]

Billie,  I wish to correct you on a mis-statement of what I posted.  You 
said "saunterer@jimbullard.org tried to make me believe:"  Then launched 
into a challenge of the accuracy of the reports that "the smog in 
Yellowstone is as bad as
Denver and Atlanta, and indicated that the primary cause was
snowmobiling".  So show me where I said that.   You can't because I 
didn't.  If you have a problem with the accuracy of reports you read 
*elsewhere*, don't imply that I am involved in presenting what you believe 
is misleading information.

All I did was respond to a post that someone else sent regarding the whole 
list of endangered parks (without details) by noting that the evening news 
had run a story on one of the parks mentioned, followed by my own smarta$$ 
comment about how it might be different if Bush made his money from a 
different commodity.

FWIW - Cars are required to have pollution controls, snowmobiles are 
not.  I strongly suspect that the level of pollution is directly 
proportional to the time of day and proximity to the snowmobile trail.

At 11:12 PM 3/25/02 -0600, Billie H. Cleek wrote:
>I'll preface this by saying that I'm a stubborn skeptic.  And now I'll
>ask some questions:
>
>The report I read indicated that the smog in Yellowstone is as bad as
>Denver and Atlanta, and indicated that the primary cause was
>snowmobiling.  This makes me doubt the accuracy of this report, and
>here's why:  How many cars does it take to produce as much pollution as
>a snowmobile?  How many snowmobiles are run in Yellowstone every year
>and for how long?  It sounds like propaganda to me.  However, I'll also
>admit that I've not yet been to Yellowstone and have no experience with
>snowmobiles.  I'm just saying that on the surface this report brings
>questions to my mind that I'd like to have clarified.
>
>Anyone out there capable of clearing this up for me?  And please, I'm
>just honestly looking for facts, not opinions or rants.
>
>Cleek
>On Mon, Mar 25, 2002 at 08:37:21PM -0500, saunterer@jimbullard.org tried 
>to make me believe:
> > At 06:39 PM 3/25/02 -0500, jtwilkins@comcast.net wrote:
> > >interesting news
> > >
> > >
> > >Endangered Parks List
> > >Mon Mar 25,11:34 AM ET
> > >By The Associated Press
> > >
> > >The National Parks Conservation Association's annual list of "America's 10
> > >Most Endangered National Parks:"
> > >. . . clip . . .
> > >_Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming and Montana, air pollution from
> > >snowmobiles.
> >
> > There was a segment on the evening news about Yellowstone's
> > problems.  President Clinton had banned snowmobiles and Bush promptly
> > rescinded the order.  I suppose if you're in the oil business you gotta do
> > what's necessary to sell your product.  Too bad Bush isn't in the snowshoe
> > business.
> >
> > sAunTerer
> >
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