I was disappointed to see that you published an article focusing on a memo I wrote six months ago about my concerns regarding Al Gore’s environmental record (News, May 31). I think it is unfair and misleading to take an outdated e-mail written in the context of the Gore versus Bill Bradley race, and to use it in the context of the Gore versus George Bush race.
My original memo was part of a vigorous and heated debate inside the Sierra Club–months ago. But there has never been a debate inside the club on Mr. Bush’s status as environmental villain No. 1. Under Gov. Bush’s sinister tenure, Texas has racked-up a lot of firsts: No. 1 in the emission of ozone-causing air pollution chemicals; No. 1 in toxic chemical releases into the air; No. 1 in the use of deep well injectors as a method of waste disposal; No. 1 in counties listed in the top 20 of emitting cancer-causing chemicals; No. 1 in total number of hazardous waste incinerators; No. 1 in Environmental Justice Title 6 complaints; No. 1 in the production of cancer-causing benzene and vinyl chloride; and No. 1 in the largest sludge dump in the country.
The record speaks for itself. Voting for Bush is the kiss of ecological and planetary death! To do so is to risk the lives of our children and our future.
