 |
R.E.Travis, PhD.
Publisher & Editor
E-Mail Us
Include valid mailing address & phone. |
 |
| The Invisible Hand of Culture |
When we need to know
more about 'what makes
people tick,' it behooves us
to know more about 'just what
makes society tick,' since
these two pheno- mena are
essentially flip sides of the
same coin. Attitudes, values,
and beliefs concerning the
| |
environment are always embedded
in the cul- ture-- the societal coin of the
realm, so to speak. The social roles
of 'developer,' on the one hand,
and 'environ- mentalist,' on the
other, are not necessarily
mutually exclusive. Not necessarily.
|
| The New Species:
Pro-Jargon Man |
It's a jingle out there! The hand-writing
is on the wall--every avail- able wall, it appears.
The latest intrusions of the advertising scourge
spreading throughout the United States include the proposed
| |
placement of ads
on the clothing of race-track jockeys,
and in the nation's public rest- rooms. All part
of the urban/suburban blight Americans
must face anew each day. Every day.
|
| One Oil Spill Can Ruin Your Whole Bay |
That's the sentiment of many concerning
the fate of our Alaska's Prudhoe Bay, located
on Alaska's North Slope. It has now been
estimated that the Prudhoe Bay oil fields, when
coupled with the Trans-Alaska Pipeline,
| |
yields approximately
407 spills annually,
this from what is now acknowledged as
one of the world's largest, and well-equipped,
industrial complexes. Remember the Exxon
Valdez: 'What goes aground, comes aground.'
|
|
| Two Green Thumbs |
 |
To the National Academy of
Sciences whose report concluded that raising
fuel economy can be done safely and
economically. |
|
To the U.S. Corps of Engineers
for acquiring a 50,000-acre parcel of the
Louisiana Atchalfalaya (wetland) Basin
to provide habitat for fish and wildlife. |
|
|
| Petition Your Legislators |
To Our Elected Representatives:
This nation has witnessed a long history of hypergrowth--growth for
growth's sake--that today destroys over 1 million acres of farm land and
open space annually. It's called "sprawl," uncontrolled development
that is socially destructive, fiscally irresponsible, and a formidable
threat to open space in this country. In a word, urban/suburban sprawl is the
antithesis of family values as we know them. As it obliterates open
space, it seriously undermines the quality of life in America, carrying
immeasurable social and personal costs. And, sprawl is palpable, something
people can readily see (visual blight), smell (air pollution), and experience
(traffic congestion). Our citizens know first-hand when their environment, style
of life, and personal health are seriously at risk.
Politicians of every stripe, at every level, will need to take whatever
steps are necessary to demonstrate that they recognize, and honor, the
huge importance that voters attach to the preservation of open space
for the optimum functioning of their communities. This kind of density is leaving far
too many children behind. One remedy, the one being proposed here,
is the creation of an Endangered Spaces Act, a much needed fed/state
legislative action that reflects precisely the values that the White
House endorses for families and communities. Your support is necessary in
determining the fate of this grass-roots action to get Congress majorly
involved with this effort. We urge you to join the anti-sprawl armada
that is burgeoning throughout this country, commensurate with the increasing
number of affected populations who feel their communities are Not For
Sale.
Signed
|
|
Re "Pukewarm Reaction
to Effects of Sprawl" (Nov. issue): Count me among
those willing to put our greenbacks where our mouth
is, to pay for mass transit and green areas.
Phil Achoeler
Los Angeles
|
|
|
How to Contact Us
Send your opinions to:
letters@plannedplanethood.com.
Letters should be brief and
may be edited. Include valid
mailing address and telephone.
|
|
P2 PLANNED PLANETHOOD
