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| Subject: | RE: [gislist] Making the *Environmental* in Systems Research
Institute somewhat less relevant |
| Date: |
07/29/2004 12:45:02 AM |
| From: |
Margaret Gooding |
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Well, I have a couple of cents to add. First of all, ESRI of Redlands is in
southern California not the Pacific Northwest (I live and work near ESRI).
I am an environmentalist, too, but with a practical bent.
Congressman Jerry Lewis may be a Republican and I would not vote for him,
but he has worked hard to save the Salton Sea and to do something about the
blight brought about by the bark beetle infestation in our local mountains.
Both are causes Jack believes in strongly and contributes time, resources
and money to.
At 07:45 AM 7/28/2004, Anthony Quartararo wrote:
>Well said Gregory. Note to John:
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>Not all ESRI product users subscriber to the "warm-fuzzy, tree-hugging,
>granola-crunching, berkenstock-wearing, Earth-First! Monkey-wrench gang,
>PETA activism" mentality that seems to ooze from Redlands and other parts of
>the Pacific Northwest. Furthermore, whatever Mr. Dangermond (aka. Jack)
>wants to do with HIS money or HIS company, that's HIS prerogative. Last
>time anyone checked, he owned 100% of it. In fact, we Americans (and to a
>lesser extent, Canadians and Europeans) wallow in the luxurious notion of
>global environmentalism, simply because we are so well-off and so fortunate
>that it is no longer a challenge to "live" each day, so with all the "spare"
>time on our hands, we think of "sophisticated" ways to hinder the progress
>of others [ie. environmentalism in developing countries], while
>simultaneously whining about gas that is $2 per gallon, when it really
>should be $10 per gallon. Notwithstanding the veracity of the purported
>donations, Jack and ESRI have probably done more collectively, to promote
>environmental issues in every aspect of a society, across the globe than any
>other FOR PROFIT corporation, bar none. So quit yer moaning and vote, just
>don't pepper the list with any more left-leaning dribble please. Thank you.
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>Anthony
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