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Re: Oil Companies

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From: gary hammell
Date: Mon, 13 Jun 1994 22:59
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H > 
H > sounds more like you are fundamentally opposed to companies that do
H > certain kinds of business.  You don't leave much room for most of the
H > industries in the world.  If you were to sue all industries that
H > pollute, you would be in court a long time.  I think we all have better
H > things to do, fix and create.
H > 

I suppose it is a rather hard-line stance.

H > Isn't it the responsibility of county, municipal, state, and
H > federal government, and developers to provide better mass transit and
H > bike trails. We need to encourage and support this type of action.
H > And finally, isn't it the responsibility of the people
H > to ride their bikes to work and use public transit instead of driving?

But how much room do these governments have to move, when giant 
corporations breath down their backs and wave the "Jobs" banner, 
hypnotizing the unions, who then, combined with the corporation, lobby 
against change.  Mind you, I'm waxing hypothetical, but lobbying is 
equal to or greater than votes.

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