Re: "Ecofascists" In Action

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From: Richard Childers
Date: Mon, 14 Sep 1992 22:12

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brian@quake.sylmar.ca.us (Brian K. Yoder) writes:

>>Hm.  There was an article in the EF! Journal about a year ago, the author
>>of which I have forgotten, in which the author and cohorts went to *two*
>>major chainsaw manucaturers and asked about safety precautions on their 
>>products.  The chain saw people flat out stated that the chains & guards
>>were designed in such a way that if the chain were to break, there is no
>>way it would kill the person using it, or one standing nearby for that
>>matter.  They did also state, however, that the chain saw would be ruined
>>and would need to be replaced.

>So why is it that EF! thinks that spiking is supposed to be an effective
>tactic in scaring loggers out of forests?  Or are their warnings to timber
>companies just an expression of concern over the wellbeing of the chain saws?

Exactly, dear boy. They wish to make it NOT cost-effective to harvest
timber.

That's all they are doing, is trying to stop habitats from being harvested.

-- richard


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