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If Courtney apologizes on his blog, I'll be amazed. Pleased, but amazed nonetheless. <br><br>Because rarely have I met anyone as churlish, stubborn, insensitive and ungracious as Dale Courtney. How I would love to be shown a different side.<br><br>keely<br><br><span style="font-style: italic;">"And these women that you spit on as they try to change their worlds/</span><br style="font-style: italic;"><span style="font-style: italic;">Are immune to your consultations . . . they're quite aware of what they're going through"</span><br>(With apologies to David Bowie)<br><br><br>> From: thansen@moscow.com<br>> To: vision2020@moscow.com<br>> Date: Thu, 19 Jul 2007 15:15:41 -0700<br>> Subject: [Vision2020] Al Gore's Fish Dinner Turns Out Green<br>> <br>> After all those so many attacks on Al Gore, how many retractions are we<br>> likely to see?<br>> <br>> My guess is none - not even from our local Blight-Mind blogster, Dale<br>> Courtney.<br>> <br>> >From the Telegraph Medial Group at:<br>> <br>> http://tinyurl.com/ysuyzc<br>> <br>> "But the fish enjoyed by the Gores were not endangered or illegally caught."<br>> <br>> ----------------------------------------------------------<br>> <br>> Al Gore's fish dinner turns out green<br>> By Catherine Elsworth<br>> <br>> Al Gore, the world's most high profile green campaigner, was at the centre<br>> of an embarrassing row yesterday after the serving of a rare fish at his<br>> daughter's Beverly Hills wedding.<br>> <br>> Just one week after Live Earth, his global musical spectacular to raise<br>> awareness of environmental issues, the former vice-president attended a<br>> rehearsal dinner for his daughter's marriage that featured Chilean sea bass.<br>> Sarah Gore, 28, a medical student, was married to the Los Angeles<br>> businessman Bill Lee at the Beverly Hills Hotel on July 14. <br>> <br>> The night before the wedding, People magazine reported, the Gores were at a<br>> dinner for 75 at the nearby Crustacean restaurant where a six-course tasting<br>> menu included Chilean sea bass - also known as Patagonian toothfish.<br>> <br>> The reaction was swift: writing in in the Australian Daily Telegraph,<br>> Rebecca Keeble of Humane Society International, a conservation pressure<br>> group, complained of the danger to the species from "from illegal,<br>> unregulated and unreported fishing activities".<br>> <br>> She noted that "more than 50 per cent of toothfish traded is illegally<br>> caught, and includes juveniles vital to the ongoing toothfish population".<br>> She called on the US government to help crack down on illegal fishing by<br>> sanctioning Spain for allowing its nationals to fish illegally for the<br>> species in conservation areas.<br>> <br>> And in the meantime, she acidly suggested, "Al Gore could choose something<br>> else to eat". Her attack on the former vice-president, and his implied<br>> hypocrisy, were rapidly picked up by bloggers around the world.<br>> <br>> But the fish enjoyed by the Gores were not endangered or illegally caught.<br>> <br>> Rather, the restaurant later confirmed, they had come from one of the<br>> world's few well-managed, sustainable populations of toothfish, and caught<br>> and documented in compliance with Marine Stewardship Council regulations.<br>> The Gores' spokesman, Kalee Kreider, admitted that the fish has been on the<br>> menu, but said: "The Gores absolutely agree with this humane society and the<br>> rest of the environmental community about illegally caught Chilean sea bass.<br>> <br>> "The problem is huge. This is unfortunate, we have been in touch with the<br>> society today. The really important thing is that people become more aware<br>> of this issue."<br>> <br>> ----------------------------------------------------------<br>> <br>> Seeya round town, Moscow.<br>> <br>> Tom Hansen<br>> Moscow, Idaho<br>> <br>> "We're a town of about 23,000 with 10,000 college students. The college<br>> students are not very active in local elections (thank goodness!)."<br>> <br>> - Dale Courtney (March 28, 2007)<br>> <br>> <br>> =======================================================<br>> List services made available by First Step Internet, <br>> serving the communities of the Palouse since 1994. <br>> http://www.fsr.net <br>> mailto:Vision2020@moscow.com<br>> =======================================================<br><br /><hr />Local listings, incredible imagery, and driving directions - all in one place! <a href='http://maps.live.com/?wip=69&FORM=MGAC01' target='_new'>Find it!</a></body>
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