I think Stan is right about the Sierra Club. Give it credit for a numbe= r of historic conservation victories, but it=92s marbled with big-moneye= d special interests and a substantial portion of coffee-table membership= . So it's not surprising that a draft position on economic growth made = it through about 3 of 5 layers of the Sierra Club bureucracy and then st= alled out. The Club is just as afraid of disturbing the 800-pound goril= la as more "conservative" organizations. Yet there are strong supporter= s for a Sierra Club position on economic growth, too, including for exam= ple the Wisconsin Secretary of State, Doug LaFollette (who served on the= Sierra Club Board of Directors). =
<?xml:namespace prefix =3D o ns =3D "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:o= ffice" /> Some are continuing the efforts toward a Sierra Club position and educat= ional program on economic growth. However and more relevant to ECOLOG, = others of us are retrenching and more focused on building the foundation= of professional society position statements on economic growth. These = position statements may firstly prompt the likes of the Sierra Club into= action, and may secondly be referred to technically and stood upon poli= ticallyused by the Sierra Club and other conservation NGOs. A position = by the Ecological Society of America would serve as one of the cornersto= nes of this foundation. = = Cheers, Brian Czech, Ph.D., President Center for the Advancement of the Steady State Economy SIGN THE POSITION on economic growth at: www.steadystate.org/PositiononE= G.html . EMAIL RESPONSE PROBLEMS? Use [EMAIL PROTECTED] -- stan moore <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: the fascinating article can be linked to at: http://www.zmag.org/content/showarticle.cfm?SectionID=3D56&ItemID=3D1263= 6 I have noticed, as I am sure that other have, that corporations have tak= en = on a green mantle, often completely undeserved. But even mainstream = environmental organizations, such as the Sierra Club, in their new plan,= are = taking the "shallow green" instead of the "deep green" approach as descr= ibed = in this article. Consumerism is promoted over "deprivation". Biomass i= s = seen as an energy solution with no specified concern or mention of ecolo= gy. = Etc., etc., etc. This seems an alternative form of "business as usual" and I don't believ= e we = can make the urgently-needed degree of progress on our fundamental probl= ems = with anything other than a radical transformation of our society, includ= ing = its fundamental mindset. Stan Moore San Geronimo, CA [EMAIL PROTECTED] _________________________________________________________________ Need a break? Find your escape route with Live Search Maps. = http://maps.live.com/?icid=3Dhmtag3
