NEWS RELEASE | |
| For Immediate Release Tuesday, October 27, 1998 | |
Environmental
Extremists Go Too Far With Arson Attack
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Dallas - H. Sterling Burnett, an environmental policy expert with the
National Center for Policy Analysis, made the following statement today
responding to the senseless arson attack by a group of environmental activists
on a ski resort in Vail, Colorado: "This is senseless destruction of property that will likely backfire,
because it threatens popular support for the very causes the perpetrators claim
to be crusading for. Even for a good cause, arson is never justified."
"This action also tells the public that the arsonists are more
concerned about their special-interest vision of environmental quality than they
are about lives, jobs and private property." "Finally, this type of terrorism could diminish support for the
Endangered Species Act, since it shows such radicals really don't care whether
a species is truly endangered - the lynx is not. Their real goal is instead to
control people's lives." If you would like to speak to Burnett about this or any other
environmental issue, contact the Media Relations department of the National
Center for Policy Analysis at 972-386-6272.
The National Center for Policy Analysis is a public policy research
institute founded in 1983 and internationally known for its studies on public policy issues.
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