Comments for BEAT's Blog http://thebeatnews.org/thoughts Some thoughts Mon, 09 Jan 2012 19:14:04 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 Comment on The Core Of The Problem (Part 2) by Bruce Winn http://thebeatnews.org/thoughts/2011/10/23/the-core-of-the-problem-part-2/#comment-1244 Bruce Winn Mon, 09 Jan 2012 19:14:04 +0000 http://thebeatnews.org/thoughts/?p=1821#comment-1244 Thanks NC, We absolutely have to speak up and speak out. I think we can change the political climate and the social climate (the good kind of climate change)and take back our democracy. Bruce Thanks NC,
We absolutely have to speak up and speak out. I think we can change the political climate and the social climate (the good kind of climate change)and take back our democracy.
Bruce

]]> Comment on The Core Of The Problem (Part 2) by Natalie C. http://thebeatnews.org/thoughts/2011/10/23/the-core-of-the-problem-part-2/#comment-1243 Natalie C. Fri, 06 Jan 2012 02:03:56 +0000 http://thebeatnews.org/thoughts/?p=1821#comment-1243 Hi Bruce, Something that is overwelming and troubling is how this basic information is not available to the average citizen who is paying through the nose in taxes every year, and has to go to a food pantry to survive. (More and more citizens this year are reportedly using food pantries. This not only includes the working poor, but what is left of the middle class.) If this is the case, it would seem that average citizens like ourselves need to take the bull by the horns... communicate with one another and begin grass roots organizations to take back our country and ultimately our lives. No matter what is said on the mainstream media, it will be necessary for average citizens to speak up, make these statistics heard and ultimately acknowledged. Much Praise for an article well done. Thank you for your research and ability to share. I will circulate this to my friends. Best, NC Hi Bruce,

Something that is overwelming and troubling is how this basic information is not available to the average citizen who is paying through the nose in taxes every year, and has to go to a food pantry to survive. (More and more citizens this year are reportedly using food pantries. This not only includes the working poor, but what is left of the middle class.)

If this is the case, it would seem that average citizens like ourselves need to take the bull by the horns… communicate with one another and begin grass roots organizations to take back our country and ultimately our lives.

No matter what is said on the mainstream media, it will be necessary for average citizens to speak up, make these statistics heard and ultimately acknowledged.

Much Praise for an article well done.
Thank you for your research and ability to share.
I will circulate this to my friends.

Best,
NC

]]> Comment on Whale says “Thank You!” to rescuers. by John http://thebeatnews.org/thoughts/2011/08/18/whale-says-thank-you-to-rescuers/#comment-1211 John Fri, 21 Oct 2011 23:55:50 +0000 http://thebeatnews.org/thoughts/?p=1776#comment-1211 Awesome experience and video to save a humpback! Awesome experience and video to save a humpback!

]]> Comment on A Response to GE’s Video, “The Fate of the River” by Bruce Winn http://thebeatnews.org/thoughts/2010/12/13/a-response-to-the-fate-of-the-river-by-ge/#comment-1192 Bruce Winn Tue, 06 Sep 2011 16:02:16 +0000 http://thebeatnews.org/thoughts/?p=1018#comment-1192 Thanks Crystal. It certainly is an injustice. I wrote this reply to the GE video in 6 installments. You can find all 6 pulled together in one place here. http://www.thebeatnews.org/07/ge-video-debunked-beat/ Bruce Thanks Crystal.

It certainly is an injustice. I wrote this reply to the GE video in 6 installments. You can find all 6 pulled together in one place here.
http://www.thebeatnews.org/07/ge-video-debunked-beat/

Bruce

]]> Comment on A Response to GE’s Video, “The Fate of the River” by Crystal http://thebeatnews.org/thoughts/2010/12/13/a-response-to-the-fate-of-the-river-by-ge/#comment-1191 Crystal Tue, 06 Sep 2011 15:01:30 +0000 http://thebeatnews.org/thoughts/?p=1018#comment-1191 Thank you, thank you for your attention to this gross injustice. Thank you, thank you for your attention to this gross injustice.

]]> Comment on Where are our priorities? by Bruce Winn http://thebeatnews.org/thoughts/2011/07/15/where-are-our-priorities/#comment-1155 Bruce Winn Sat, 06 Aug 2011 11:32:27 +0000 http://thebeatnews.org/thoughts/?p=1764#comment-1155 August 6, 2011: DuPont has posted a letter announcing the suspension of sales, and instituting a return-for-refund policy. The company says it regret for "tree injuries," but that problems were caused by incorrect application of the chemical, which was sold only to licensed professionals. I wonder if we'll see Imprelis' active ingredient, Aptexor, come back in another product. August 6, 2011: DuPont has posted a letter announcing the suspension of sales, and instituting a return-for-refund policy. The company says it regret for “tree injuries,” but that problems were caused by incorrect application of the chemical, which was sold only to licensed professionals. I wonder if we’ll see Imprelis’ active ingredient, Aptexor, come back in another product.

]]> Comment on Big tobacco, the oil industry, and GE share a playbook. by Bruce Winn http://thebeatnews.org/thoughts/2011/05/11/big-tobacco-the-oil-industry-and-ge-share-a-playbook/#comment-968 Bruce Winn Fri, 13 May 2011 13:53:18 +0000 http://thebeatnews.org/thoughts/?p=1664#comment-968 Thanks, Shep I hadn't really intended to or even thought of that. Thanks for the suggestion. Bruce Thanks, Shep
I hadn’t really intended to or even thought of that. Thanks for the suggestion.
Bruce

]]> Comment on Big tobacco, the oil industry, and GE share a playbook. by Shep Evans http://thebeatnews.org/thoughts/2011/05/11/big-tobacco-the-oil-industry-and-ge-share-a-playbook/#comment-967 Shep Evans Fri, 13 May 2011 00:59:17 +0000 http://thebeatnews.org/thoughts/?p=1664#comment-967 Bruce: I trust that you are also sending this great work to Susan Svirsky and to all our State Reps, etc. Many many thanks!! -Shep Evans Bruce:
I trust that you are also sending this great work to Susan Svirsky and to all our State Reps, etc.
Many many thanks!!
-Shep Evans

]]> Comment on Dumping snow in the river – again. by Bruce Winn http://thebeatnews.org/thoughts/2011/02/14/dumping-snow-in-housatonic/#comment-781 Bruce Winn Sat, 12 Mar 2011 16:15:58 +0000 http://thebeatnews.org/thoughts/?p=1588#comment-781 A further thought. BEAT is currently working to get storm drains disconnected from the river. The idea is that the outflow from storm drains should carry water to places where that water can infiltrate through vegetation and soil before arriving at the river. In the meantime, don't throw anything in storm drains that shouldn't be going into the river. A further thought. BEAT is currently working to get storm drains disconnected from the river. The idea is that the outflow from storm drains should carry water to places where that water can infiltrate through vegetation and soil before arriving at the river. In the meantime, don’t throw anything in storm drains that shouldn’t be going into the river.

]]> Comment on Dumping snow in the river – again. by Bruce Winn http://thebeatnews.org/thoughts/2011/02/14/dumping-snow-in-housatonic/#comment-780 Bruce Winn Sat, 12 Mar 2011 16:03:59 +0000 http://thebeatnews.org/thoughts/?p=1588#comment-780 Hi Milo, Sorry for the late response. I was away for a while. I understand your position, but let me point out a few things. First, it's not a matter of agreeing or disagreeing. The fact of the matter is that government officials are not above the laws they create. The city's behavior is a violation of state and federal law. Second, in the middle of the controversy over how best to get GE's PCBs out of the river we should not be dumping more pollutants in. Certainly the City of Pittsfield should not be doing this. I agree that the amount dumped from bridges this year in Pittsfield could be considered "a drop in the bucket" as you say. But if everybody keeps putting their drops in the bucket, eventually the bucket overflows. The cost of disposing of the snow properly and legally is not great. This was not a matter of money. It was a matter of convenience. As for the fact that it would have ended up in the river anyway, let me point out that water that travels to the river through natural channels - that is by percolating through vegetation and soil - is cleaned and purified to a great extent. The salts will not reach the river if the snow is disposed of properly, and proper disposal does not include dumping the snow over storm drains. I hope that helps, and thanks for being interested. Please feel free to let me know if you disagree. Hi Milo,
Sorry for the late response. I was away for a while. I understand your position, but let me point out a few things. First, it’s not a matter of agreeing or disagreeing. The fact of the matter is that government officials are not above the laws they create. The city’s behavior is a violation of state and federal law. Second, in the middle of the controversy over how best to get GE’s PCBs out of the river we should not be dumping more pollutants in. Certainly the City of Pittsfield should not be doing this. I agree that the amount dumped from bridges this year in Pittsfield could be considered “a drop in the bucket” as you say. But if everybody keeps putting their drops in the bucket, eventually the bucket overflows. The cost of disposing of the snow properly and legally is not great. This was not a matter of money. It was a matter of convenience. As for the fact that it would have ended up in the river anyway, let me point out that water that travels to the river through natural channels – that is by percolating through vegetation and soil – is cleaned and purified to a great extent. The salts will not reach the river if the snow is disposed of properly, and proper disposal does not include dumping the snow over storm drains. I hope that helps, and thanks for being interested. Please feel free to let me know if you disagree.

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