Dear HCN,
In your last two issues
you featured articles on the snowmobiles in West Yellowstone (HCN,
4/1/02: Move over!) and the dairy farms in Idaho’s Magic Valley
(HCN, 4/15/02: Raising a stink). There is a common and infuriating
thread: The producers of pollution, be it noise or bad odors,
noxious fumes or foul wastes, don’t give a damn about the poor dumb
bastards who are unfortunate enough to be living near them. There
are basic rules of manners. You don’t disturb others. You treat
others as you would be treated. But to all too many, making money
is more important than decency. It’s not so surprising that such
people are out there, but it is depressing that they occur in such
numbers to elect officials like Bush, who share and support their
disgraceful priorities.
On behalf of living
things and their lovers …
Tom
Lubchenco
Glenwood Springs,
Colorado
This article appeared in the print edition of the magazine with the headline Infuriating selfishness.
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