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My understanding, based on a year in Montpellier years ago, is that Dave
is essentially right.

In French, the word ecologist refers to a specific political group, the
equivalent of the Green Party in Germany.

Les Verts was already in use as the name of the powerful soccer team from
Lyon.

Our professional colleagues refer to themselves as ecologues - if I
haven't mangled things too badly.

George P. Malanson
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Center for Global and Regional Environmental Research
University of Iowa
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On Wed, 11 Feb 1998, Dave McNeely wrote:

> My guess is that the "ECOLOGISTS" as one of a series of " of "radicals"
 referred
>  to
> a coalition of green parties in the legislative body, and not to ecologists at
>  all.
> BBC should know better, so someone should tell them.
>
> David L. McNeely (Dave), Professor of Biological Sciences, University of Texas
>  at
> Brownsville, 80 Fort Brown, Brownsville, TX 78520;   mcneely@utb1.utb.edu
>
> *WISHART, MJ, FRU wrote:
>
> > An interesting addition to the discussion - I was amazed to hear on
> > the BBC that the new 35 hour working week in France had been passed by
> > members of Frances far left majority, comprised of communists, ECOLOGISTS
> > and other radicals ?!
> >
> > Quo vadis ecology ?
> >
> > > From:          Nicholas Yensen <NyPa@AOL.COM>
> > > Subject:       Environmentalists Vs. Ecologists
> > > To:            ECOLOG-L@UMDD.UMD.EDU
> >
> > >
>