tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5549306427964459740.post848954430215373909..comments2023-12-23T05:14:34.273-05:00Comments on Wit's End: Trick or Treat?Gail Zawackihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01800944469843206253noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5549306427964459740.post-68361456371480568162010-11-04T17:07:00.868-04:002010-11-04T17:07:00.868-04:00Funny, 25 years ago they knew that ozone kills pla...Funny, 25 years ago they knew that ozone kills plants. America is suffering from photochemical Alzheimer's, we probably caught it from the president of those days.<br /><br />Gail will help us remember.<br /><br />Fear Corporate Greedcatman306https://www.blogger.com/profile/04670081770711560337noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5549306427964459740.post-66032637875088230462010-11-04T05:48:20.373-04:002010-11-04T05:48:20.373-04:00Gail - Excellent post. Thank you for persevering. ...Gail - Excellent post. Thank you for persevering. <br /><br />I don't know how long it will take me to get a website up and functioning, but it will be easier to comment then. I will fit one of the categories. <br /><br />I wrote my thesis on the perception of environmental hazards in [my home town]. It was amazing to me that there was so little monitoring of the air quality, and so little concern by the citizens. Large commercial businesses had to file reports, but I assume that they did their own testing. <br /><br />My questionnaire respondents had only one real concern and that was water quality. I believe that is because the media constantly harped on that one. Well. Let's be the Media. Keep it up. And thank you.<br /><br />Do you have any stats on what the emissions are from a busy highway? I guess it is worse as the percentage of ethanol rises. No one speaks of this.<br /><br />I like the way you give us the happy stories in your life and the beauty of flowers and fields. It nicely balances the horror and grief I feel as I digest the implications of ozone studies.<br /><br />You may paste this into comments if you take out the reference to [my home town]. Hopefully I will be able to use comments directly soon.<br />Thanks,<br />AnonGail Zawackihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01800944469843206253noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5549306427964459740.post-8745833857540968992010-11-04T00:43:50.744-04:002010-11-04T00:43:50.744-04:00Dear Gail,
Fantastic post, as usual!
Your inspi...Dear Gail,<br />Fantastic post, as usual! <br /><br />Your inspiring, resourceful, and diligent work, carried out and presented with such palpable passion, is both deliciously delightful (in terms of its appetizing packaging), and dreadfully sad (in terms of it's message and its implications).<br /><br />As you know, with our eyes openned by your research and writing, we see evidence of 'tree decline' nearly everywhere we turn in New England. And the pieces all fit together quite logically. <br /><br />For example, the drying of soils you mention can help explain, at least in part, the accelerating rate of tree blow downs we see, since drier soils would be both lighter and more friable, thus less anchoring. (Damaged root systems don't help, of course!)<br /><br />Your giving the gift of 'tree vision' reminds me of the last words in the first verse of a favorite hymn: Amazing Grace! To wit: "I once was...blind, but now I see."<br /><br />So, our eternal thanks go to you, Gail. May word of, and respect for, your good work spread like wildfire.<br /><br />Warmest regards,<br />RogerRogerhttp://www.gwenet.orgnoreply@blogger.com