On Mon, 26 May 2008, Don Winterstein wrote:
> We residents are relieved whenever we see evidence that someone definitely won't become another immigrant! : )
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> There was no intent to "sway" anybody; on the contrary, for this purpose the only relevant people are the locals. The argument is that the people who live in a given region (LA basin, in this case) enjoy their situation despite their proximity to millions; so as far as they are concerned, things turned out well.
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> I appreciate the beauty of deserts as much as anyone, but you can't live in them--at least, not comfortably. To say we should preserve the whole area in pristine state would be truly selfish: a few people get to look at it, but no one can live there. That's the extremist's position. We're talking about how to accommodate large human populations, and the LA basin does that.
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> The way the basin was developed certainly has promoted waste--based as it was on assumptions of unlimited access to cheap energy. But (perhaps to a lesser degree) that's the way the rest of the US was developed as well. Circumstances may force wiser redevelopment in the future.
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Having spent a couple of days in the LA Basin week before last, I am
reminded of what a blessing it is that the Lord so made us that we don't
all want to live in the same place. However, since man is so advanced
technologically that we can readily move great distances, a lot of us are
probably located somewhere other than in the area that is the best fit for
our genetic makeup.
Gordon Brown (ASA member)
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