Re: [ECOLOG-L] ESA Position Statement: Value of Ecosystems Should Figure in Economic Decisions

2009-07-28 Thread Daniel A Fiscus
is...@frostburg.edu From: Ecological Society of America: grants, jobs, news on behalf of Heather Reynolds Sent: Mon 7/27/2009 11:12 AM To: ECOLOG-L@LISTSERV.UMD.EDU Subject: Re: [ECOLOG-L] ESA Position Statement: Value of Ecosystems Should Figure in Economic Decisi

Re: [ECOLOG-L] ESA Position Statement: Value of Ecosystems Should Figure in Economic Decisions

2009-07-27 Thread malcolm McCallum
ophical approaches but is a boat-anchor in the >>> real world of feasible policy development. >>> >>> This level of compromise leaves a bad taste in my mouth as well, but I do >>> not know of a practical alternative. >>> >>> Daniel L. Tufford, Ph.D. >>

Re: [ECOLOG-L] ESA Position Statement: Value of Ecosystems Should Figure in Economic Decisions

2009-07-27 Thread Heather Reynolds
office) Columbia, SC 29208 803-777-3292 (phone) 803-777-3292 (fax) tuff...@sc.edu http://www.biol.sc.edu/~tufford From: Ecological Society of America: grants, jobs, news on behalf of Heather Reynolds Sent: Fri 7/24/2009 10:53 AM To: ECOLOG-L@LISTSERV.UMD.EDU Subject: Re: [ECOLOG-L] ESA Posi

Re: [ECOLOG-L] ESA Position Statement: Value of Ecosystems Should Figure in Economic Decisions

2009-07-27 Thread Heather Reynolds
l Society of America: grants, jobs, news on behalf of Heather Reynolds Sent: Fri 7/24/2009 10:53 AM To: ECOLOG-L@LISTSERV.UMD.EDU Subject: Re: [ECOLOG-L] ESA Position Statement: Value of Ecosystems Should Figure in Economic Decisions I am deeply disappointed that ESA has persisted in

Re: [ECOLOG-L] ESA Position Statement: Value of Ecosystems Should Figure in Economic Decisions

2009-07-27 Thread TUFFORD, DANIEL
ubject: Re: [ECOLOG-L] ESA Position Statement: Value of Ecosystems Should Figure in Economic Decisions I am deeply disappointed that ESA has persisted in maintaining the myth of "sustainable growth" in its recent position statement on the ecological impacts of economic activities.

[ECOLOG-L] ESA Position Statement: Value of Ecosystems Should Figure in Economic Decisions

2009-07-24 Thread Christine Buckley
ESA Press Release July 24, 2009 Value of Ecosystems Should Figure in Economic Decisions Ecological scientists take stock As the United States and much of the world try to recover from the current economic crisis, the nation’s largest organization of ecological scientists sees an opportunity to

Re: [ECOLOG-L] ESA Position Statement: Value of Ecosystems Should Figure in Economic Decisions

2009-07-24 Thread Heather Reynolds
I am deeply disappointed that ESA has persisted in maintaining the myth of "sustainable growth" in its recent position statement on the ecological impacts of economic activities. What an embarrassing oxymoron for ecologists to be caught promoting. The position statement is at best confusi