To: David Hodges <hodges@indirect.com>
David,
I do not believe you owe anybody an apology except for writing your
metaphorical representation of the message you replied to. I will explain.
Firstly you had a valid point about the schools: the main chippers here also
target schools (eg. blackboard kindly donated by "so-and-so" etc.).
What continues to be offensive to me is, partly name calling, but mainly that
PR outputs from the timber
industry (even on BBs) never seem to take their waste into account. Eg. the
lost production areas due to roads and landings, lost vegetation due to
burning (including heaps of "slashings") and most importantly that (here
in Tasmania at least) the majority of the hauled logs become paper
or cardboard and not "timber for houses". (The need for burning timber seems
to be driven for the desire to grow uniform eucalypts, whereas a variety
of trees would have grown if the coupes were not burnt.)
This PR method seems to be designed by the timber industry to win over the
average public (who do not know the full story). So, perhaps the timber
industry could start to paint the whole picture for the average public,
especially as government money is used for many of their TV advertisements in
Tasmania. Conservationists might begin to have faith in the timber industry
if they did that.
Anyway, why not, don't they trust the public to make a balanced
decision when fully informed?
You refered to the mailer's submission, he refered to your antics.
Also he blamed you for people unsubscribing.
I thought that one reason people might unsubscribe is
because of the amount of deceptive timber industry PR.
I believe that people's observations whether casual or rigorous are
valid as is their desire for answers. I.e. both general and esoteric
discussions are valid and useful.
Regards.
Chris Dean
(cdean@heartland.bradley.edu)
Discalimer: The views, statements or data expressed here are my own and
do not necessarily represent those of anyone else, nor my employer.
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Chris
(Dr Christopher Dean, PO Box 550 Mowbray Heights, TAS 7248, Australia)
(Email: cdean@heartland.bradley.edu)
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