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Show ; SaalPaaaea ede NOKtibo Ew a0 yaa Many, many donors are elderly. These elderly donors literally cut their expenses and free money so they can give just a small donation every year. Here is the other dirty secret of so-called “green” corporatized environmental groups: FEEDBACK (continued) 1) Well-meaning environmentalist or wildlife lover sends a small donation to a main1 2. 3. 4. stream “environmentalist” group. Sand Flats Negro Bill Canyon West Side of Moab Hidden Valley ( West side of Moab Valley) 2) Their information is traded with non-profit eae who over time trade that information with yet other non-profit organization: 3) The donor steadily becomes more and more , solicited by phone calls over time. They steadily receive more andmore mail from not just the original organization, but every organization that gets their information. 4) The charitable donor is hit by dozens of crybaby, scare, “emergency” solicitions every month, feels pressured to give more and more to more and more causes. Mill Creek 2. Counties with Trapping Restrictions---The following Counties in Utah have restrictions on trapping in areas other than National Parks and State Parks. (Source is Furbearer Proclamation 2006- 2007 page 13): Grand County in Bitter Creek and Sweetwater Drainage, Beaver County, Carbon County, Daggett County, Garfield County, Rich County, Summit County, Millard County, Uintah County, Kane County, and Iron County. I have heard of accounts of selfless donors going into debt to give, changing phone numbers, ignoring their phone on a regular basis, and having piles of mail constantly on their desk that they stillplan to “get to”. Don’t think either that making a donation will register in the system to reduce the number of calls or mailings you get. After awhile, 3. Dogs Under control---Dogs will be under the owners control at all times. Currently the county has a code saying that dogs will be restrained. Restrained by the DWR definitions is that hunters chasing furbearers “must participate in the hunt with the running dogs.” Sand Flats defines restrained as a leash in campgrounds and owner control outside of campgrounds. it boggles my mind how much paper and resources these mainstream environmental groups must consumer on a daily basis, which, for the most part, is just thrown away. These corporatized environmental groups have a sense that they are authority figures in the movement. And that they are more important than the “ma and pop” local groups in the movement, that they and not local groups are more important because they carry more weight among corporations and Capitol Hill. Once criticizing the political game that shuts out grassroots voices, their pompous smug elitist attitude smothers the voices of true grassroots activists. They have become hypocrits and self-righteous traitors to their roots. Instead of being a monkeywrench in the “Culture of Death”, they really have become simply another facet to it. Imagine, just imagine, if the hundreds of millions they raise every year was channeled directly into grassroots activism. It would become a popular green revolution that would transform our society to where it needs to be. Instead, they act as a parasite, sucking off almost all of the funds donated by well-meaning donors that want change, and shitting out most of it for their own use, luxurious lifestyles, and rubbing comfortably with shoulders of politicians and the elite. Thank you, Zephyz, for your rare honest voice among overcrowded “green” hypocrisy. 4. Search and Rescue---Grand County needs safe areas for the training of Search and Rescue Dogs. 5. Trapping Close to Town----Trapping is no longer appropriate as a historic use in heavily populated areas and in areas used by hundreds of thousands of tourists. Big Game Habitat---Our areas of concern are not listed as high value or critical deer habitat by the DWR. Large game has been dislocated from these areas by either hundreds of motorized vehicles, or by hundreds of people moving through a constricted area such as Mill Creek, Negro Bill Canyon, and Hidden Valley. The residents of Moab and our visitors need to have small areas where they can safely exercise with their pets. Stewart Thorpe Salt Lake City, UT Sincerely: William E. love Moab, UT. BLACKHAT HUMANE SOCIETY ON THE CORPORATIZATION OF ENVIRONMENTALISM Editor, : David Cremean’s criticism of mainstream environmentalism talks about the elephant in the middle of the movement that everyone is embarassed to admit. Many of these organizations started out with activistsunafraid to rattle the comfort zones of authorities and the wealthy. Now, they have become a new breed of authorities and a part of eves class’ materialism that they once despised. Yes, mainst Serving the Navajo Nation PO Box 2716 Visit the Navajo Nation, enjoy the scenery & take home a pet with you BLACKHAT HUMANE SOCIETY takes in dogs, cats (even sheep & horses) and fosters them in loving homes unfil they are ready to be adopted. All animals are in good health, current on vaccinations and are spayed/neutered....100% of donations go to the animals---spay/neuter surgery, vaccinations, food... Check out our website: each organization uses its funds from information packets, but worst, I learned how oversolicited the “donor market” has become. I am aware that the vast majority of the donors www.rezdog.petfinder.org are small donors and yet, I am obliged to ask three times as much or ask for monthly donations when they are retired, on social security, etc. I also learned the dirty secret that several non-profit organizations trade member information with each other. (Heads up: when you donate to an organization, you can explicity request to NOT have your infor- Low Income? mation traded, to have reduced mailings, and to NOT to be called for solicitions.) Love Your Animals? Don’t Want A LITTER of Kittens or Puppies? FREE (or Discounted) While generally the “gifts” for donating are donated by companies tothese organizations, I still see it as a waste and encourages and gives a wink to reckless consumerism, the very enemy that we need to defeat. The resources that these gifts were made for are still spent even if they are donated to a non-profit organization. The rationalization is that these gifts encourage donations, but I have had many requests from donors to not send a “gift” and to save the money for better use. I have only one instance in my year of employment from what I suspect was rich parents’ 18 year old son that asked what would he “get” for donating on a small monthly basis instead of a big sum on a yearly basis. I responded, trying todisguise my disgust and anger from my tone: “What do you mean what do you “get’?” ee YEAR ROUND SPAY/NEUTER AVAILABLE For an application visit www.moabpets.org, or pick one up at Work Force Services, the Food Bank, Wabi Sabi, your local vet or the HSMV office at 76 South Main, #5. Call the Humane Society for more info. 259-4862 g RIVERSIDE PLUMBING 1& HEATING LR 928.337.2828 has become the enemy. I work for a non-profit organization as a professional telefundraiser for a variety of non-profit “activist” organizations. At first, I was excited towork there. I got to call out about issues that mattered and get avery modest amount back to pay rent and bills. And before the questiongets asked, no, we get paid in advance and don’t get portions of anyone’s donations given over the phone. Nevertheless, my enthusiasm over time has deflated into cynicism. I got to see how =k , Window Rock, AZ 86515 email: ambrwlHfS51@yahoo.com 366 N. 500 aA. ° MOAB * 259-8324 oreo Wouldn't it be WONDERFUL if the biggest PROBLEM we had to face Cleaning in this CRAZY world COMPLETE LINE OF PLUMBING FIXTURES Kohler- Grohe- Mansfield Ejer - Moen ~ Delta - Sterling - Price Pfister HOT WATER HEATERS - GARBAGE DISPOSALS WHIRLPOOL BATHS - SPAS was a plugged-up SINK? 30° |