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Followup-To: ca.driving,ca.environment,ba.transportation

The question was "Who is the Yosemite fund which is promoting CA state license
plates with the Yosemite Inspiration Point view?"

You might think that such an organization would have a Yosemite Mailing
address rather than the financial district of down town SF.  Here is a
short answer:

	American Savings Bank
	Chevron USA
	Heast Foundation
	PG&E
	Dean Witter
	Bechtel
	B of A
	B of CA
	Union Bank
	Exxon
	TransAmerica
	YPCC
	Other developers and entrepeneurs

It is certainly a non-profit organization and one does not deny that the
money goes to help Yosemite National Park nor that some of the money
will go to good things.  I am not endorsing the Y fund
nor will I come out specifically against (BofA is my bank for instance).
I am merely noting the founders and major contributers (disclosure).
But I do know people who will expressly not contribute with Exxon.
A lot of people have given YF money with far less research
and as independent members (Ansel Adam's Gallery is part for instance).

The State of CA began the idea of environmental "vanity" plates.
It should not be used as a shield or a bargining chip in any way.

So I wonder when the Chevron commercial comes out on Yosemite.

--eugene miya, NASA Ames Research Center, eugene@orville.nas.nasa.gov
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A Ref: Mathematics and Plausible Reasoning, vol. 1, G. Polya