Excellent piece Simon. I was feeling resigned about expecting landowners & municipalities/NYS to see the value of our natural assets, which the GDP never considers as an economic measure. Your thoughts ought to give pause to those vested interests in getting their loot asap. Tony Del Plato
On Mon, Nov 23, 2009 at 9:07 AM, Simon St.Laurent <[email protected]>wrote: > When I find myself in an argument, I try to find a story that appeals to > people on the opposite side of where I am. The Marcellus Shale story has > been presented pretty much as environmental concerns vs. a gold rush, a > windfall for long-suffering landowners and tax collectors. > > I wrote a piece this morning that's meant primarily for the local folks > seeking that windfall: > > <http://livingindryden.org/2009/11/economic_reasons_to_delay_marc.html> > > There's controversy and conflict over how much these wells will produce and > for how long, all in a time of collapsed natural gas prices. Perhaps > especially for folks motivated primarily by economic interest, it's hard to > see why rushing forward to open these wells as quickly as possible makes > sense. > > I worry that this piece may play into George's valid concerns about letting > it happen elsewhere, but I'm not sure this intended audience, is concerned > about that anyway. Letting other places get less for their gas isn't likely > to trouble people focused on maximizing their long-term profit. > > Anyway, I hope this angle might lead to a calmer discussion, one in which > both sides of the conversation can agree that it's worth taking time to > figure this out. > > -- > Simon St.Laurent > http://simonstl.com/ > _______________________________________________ > For more information about sustainability in the Tompkins County area, > please visit: http://www.sustainabletompkins.org/ > > RSS, archives, subscription & listserv information for: > [email protected] > http://lists.mutualaid.org/mailman/listinfo/sustainabletompkins > Questions about the list? ask > [email protected] > free hosting by http://www.mutualaid.org > -- There is an evil tendency underlying all our technology - the tendency to do what is reasonable even when it isn't any good. - Robert Pirsig _______________________________________________ For more information about sustainability in the Tompkins County area, please visit: http://www.sustainabletompkins.org/ RSS, archives, subscription & listserv information for: [email protected] http://lists.mutualaid.org/mailman/listinfo/sustainabletompkins Questions about the list? ask [email protected] free hosting by http://www.mutualaid.org
