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Money Talks!View MessagesViewing posts 1 to 5 of 5 messages posted.
and backpackers walk... “The big dollars associated with the outdoor recreation business seem to have succeeded where Environmentalists have not when it comes to Utah wilderness. The Bush administration along with the Utah Governor have supported opening 2.5 million acres of temporarily-protected lands and disqualifying another 3 million acres for Wilderness consideration, until….. The big, annual Outdoor Retailer show, worth $24 million to the Salt Lake City area, has threatened to pull the big show out of Salt Lake and move it to another western city if the lands deals aren’t reconsidered. They have the backing of an $18 billion outdoor industry and seem to getting the ear (and the attention )of the Utah governor and he is now “reconsidering” his stance.” 10:13:56 AM 6/04/03 “SCORE ONE FOR BUG CORPERATIONS! LMFAOOOoo0o0OOo0o0OOOO! you prolly didn't even see the irony....now you'll be torn between rooting for biig corperations and bush.... YOU MAD EMY DAY ! thanks aero!” 10:19:59 AM 6/04/03 “Yeah, I root for Nike, Patagonia and REI- strange bedfellows, go figgur. But, the irony also exists with the Utah conservatives who suddenly are faced with the fact that Wilderness=$$$$$$” 10:36:28 AM 6/04/03 “money......it's a hit....don't give me dat doo goody good bull$h1t.... works for me dood....either way's just that much better.....” 10:40:40 AM 6/04/03 11:02:55 AM 6/04/03
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