Well done Ezra,
Good letter – let's hope you get a positive response.
You might recall an article I wrote on a similar theme before the last
elections in the USA. See http://www.metricationmatters.com/docs/AMetricationElephant.pdf
On 2010/05/22, at 05:20 , [email protected] wrote:
I got an email from UCS (Union of Concerned Scientists) and was
surprised to see in their solicitation for membership a story about
an endangered species that used only Imperial/USC.
I wrote them following letter (after joining), so we'll see what
kind of response I get.
-- Ezra
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Dear UCS:
Thank you so much for the fine work you are doing. It is desperately
needed in these troubled and turbulent times.
I have just joined your organization and am very proud to have done
so. I hope and pray that your efforts will bear fruit in time to
save the planet.
Because you are scientists who hold yourselves to the highest
standards, I was surprised to see in the email I received soliciting
membership that you gave facts about the danger to the pika only in
obsolete Imperial/US Customary units (in this case, a temperature of
77 degrees Fahrenheit).
I think it is appropriate both from a scientific as well as a global
perspective that all units of measure be given in the universal
standard, namely the SI (aka metric).
If you decide it is also appropriate to add Imperial/USC units in
parentheses afterwards, I certainly can understand that given your
outreach efforts. However, the primary indication of units should
always be given following the universal and scientific standard,
which is the SI.
Thank you again for all your fine and indispensable work to improve
humanity's lot on this shared Earth of ours.
Cheers,
Pat Naughtin
Author of the ebook, Metrication Leaders Guide, that you can obtain
from http://metricationmatters.com/MetricationLeadersGuideInfo.html
PO Box 305 Belmont 3216,
Geelong, Australia
Phone: 61 3 5241 2008
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