tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5211670216140060946.post3706407190248474920..comments2024-03-17T18:37:36.377-07:00Comments on Geotripper: Serpentine: An Update on the State Rock Debate in CaliforniaGarry Hayeshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00531226195147986457noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5211670216140060946.post-53419594379405832772010-08-06T14:43:15.011-07:002010-08-06T14:43:15.011-07:00A student's letter to:
Senator Romero,
I am ...A student's letter to:<br /><br />Senator Romero,<br /><br />I am sure you have heard of the geologic based fuss that is brewing over the California State rock, serpentine. I am also equally certain that your efforts to remove it were based in a good faith efforts to protect and serve your constituents. Kudos for the intent. As a voting mother I rely on my elected officials to understand the issues and act accordingly. Your intentions are commendable. Mesothelioma is a horrific and largely preventable condition that represents the greed and shameless morals of big business in the recent past. That said, I must tell you as a student of anthropology having taken several geology courses you were misinformed. This is the time where an educated person such as yourself needs to do the research to avoid looking foolish or causing people to panic about an entirely harmless rock. Should your bill pass there could be significant cost to California to remove allegedly toxic materials from thousands of locations across our state. Lawsuits would surely follow and the facts of the mineral would become known as harmless. The Nat'l Association of Geoscience Teachers is one among many other groups who are in direct and factual opposition to your bill. You seem to be a thoughtful and caring representative of our fine state, don't let an honest mistake taint your image and efforts! I am confident you would not wish to be accidentally responsible for millions of wasted tax dollars and untold frivolous lawsuits. This would be an "epic fail" in the attempt to do good. Please refer to Professor Gary Hayes webpage: (web address listed below.) <br /><br />My sincere best wishes on your continued success, you are an inspiration to mujeres everywhere,<br /><br />Kathy L. Crawford R.D.O, F.N.A.O<br /><br />"Out of nowhere, a strange political issue: California's state rock is serpentine, and there is a effort to remove it. Learn why we shouldn't, in this series of posts on a beautiful rock." http://geotripper.blogspot.com/search?q=SerpentineAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5211670216140060946.post-39405562016717696052010-08-02T08:09:02.175-07:002010-08-02T08:09:02.175-07:00Thanks for this update Garry! Let's keep at it...Thanks for this update Garry! Let's keep at it. I am pretty optimistic about the outcome....this bill will not pass! Thanks to all for your tireless efforts.Nishantahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01995148783476781292noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5211670216140060946.post-32685156102729526342010-08-01T12:04:31.391-07:002010-08-01T12:04:31.391-07:00I wish I knew...some days I think sinister legal m...I wish I knew...some days I think sinister legal motives, some days I think she got hoodwinked into supporting it out of sympathy. It makes no sense to stick with it now, I think, but who knows?Garry Hayeshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00531226195147986457noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5211670216140060946.post-57780193075921935102010-08-01T11:43:41.147-07:002010-08-01T11:43:41.147-07:00Bottom line, what's in this bill for Romero?Bottom line, what's in this bill for Romero?Gaelynhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05784162697113288888noreply@blogger.com