But Steve is right in his statement that it's all a series of cost-benefit
analyses when it comes to environmental decisions; the crux is, do you agree
that the costs benefit you? And that's where we all make decisions.
Personally, I would convert the entire Bankhead National Forest in northern
Alabama into a Wilderness area. Many people who live there are adamantly
opposed to the idea because logging is the only thing they've ever done for
a living, and who is some clown like me to tell that they can't do it, even
with compensation? The truth is, their benefits would probably come out
ahead because of increased tourism; but they have a 150 year history of
contrariness and won't believe my rational economic analysis. (This area
seceded from Alabama at the beginning of the Civil War and sided with the
Union... _that's_ how contrary they are!)
--Bruce Stallsmith
Huntsville, AL
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