On 11/23/11, Kim <kimharch@cut.net> wrote:
Oh, and Chuck: We still need to speak out.
I understand, but you need more ammo than just petition signing. Get the media involved. Find a sympathetic TV reporter and see if they are willing to tackle the story. Joe could do a serial blog about it, and I'm sure he still has connections in other areas of the local media. Make it an issue of local merchants and the area ecconomy suffering because of reduced tourism if this mine goes ahead with their destructive lighting. Interview the owner of Ruby's, talk to tourists who go to Bryce primarily for the pristine skies, and would not bring their money to the area if the sky suffered. Talk to other local business owners and get sound bites of them lamenting the ecconomic ramifications of reduced tourism. If you can co-opt the media, there is a much better chance of being heard and making a difference.