RE: [greenyes] Promoting good environmental practices > > >

[Alan Muller <amuller@no.address>]

At 04:22 PM 3/22/2004 -0700, Megan Kershner wrote:
> As a taxpayer, I expect government to provide "feel good programs."  How
> else will I know what the government is doing anything with my money?
> The feel good programs are the public programs - the only ones you hear
> about.
>
> As a "feel good program" employee - I like my job, I feel I add value
> to my company and to the community.  As for our storm drain program - it
> gets people involved and helps them get hands on experience improving
> the environment.  If that's a waste of time and money - then I give my
> thumbs up to waste my taxpayer contributed dollars to that "waste of
> time."
>
> Megan Kershner
> City of Boise
> Idaho

I agree with the objectors.  Here, the City of Wilmington pours hundreds of 
millions of gallons of raw sewage into the rivers each year.  Then it 
sponsors these storm drain marking programs, in collusion with negligent 
regulators and other big river-polluters, to point the finder at ordinary 
citizens.  It's as self-serving and deceptive as can be....

Alan Muller