1970_05 The Daily Collegian May 1970

              4    THE DAILY COLLEGIAN   Thursday. Msy 21. 1970
The California Desert
(Continued from page 3)
botanical,   biological,  scientific
and social  riches and rarities.
The fragility of the desert environment ls seen ln Its shallow
soil, which manages to protect
some 700 different species of
flowering plants, a third of which
are found nowhere else on earth.
The mineral wealth of the California Desert has provided $160
million in ore to miners annually.
It ls one of the richest mineral
areas ln the United States.
A wide variety of wildlife caU
the desert borne and they attract
not only hunters, but photographers, scholars and Just watchers.
Too, more than a third of the
desert ls now used or can potentially be used for Uvestock grazing.
And If the present rate of rec-
reaUon use continues, by the year
2000 up to 50 million visitor-days
may   be  spent ln the area each
lUsfeelng surrounded, with growing agricultural valleys to the
north and south, Las Vegas and
Phoenix to the east and the behemoth Los Angeles to the west.
The southern coast of CaUfornla, from Santa Barbara to San
Diego, Includes some 11 mllUon
people, about one person for
every acre of pubUc land on the
"The sober truth is that
jr modern technology has
>me  at  a high price:  The
PreUmlnary lndlcaUons Indicate there is a need for two major
plans of acUon, according to the
Bureau of Land Management.
First, there must be a major
collection of Information to overcome the basic lack of Information about the desert and minimal
understanding of its environment.
Using this data as a base, state,
federal and local governments
must work together to develop a
•comprehensive, long-range
plan" for use of desert areas.
Second, "for the protection of
Immediately endangered Irreplaceable values, and for the
safety and well-being of millions
of desert visitors,* an Intensive
program of action must be start-
This "critical management action program" must Include:
1. establishment of a uniformed protective ranger patrol
with  "law  enforcement  author-
mltted to enjoy the delights
of city life and have the many
comforts that com mun ity
existence provides,  he has
strain of city life which in-
weaknesses of many kinds to
shorten life and deprive the
people  of their  vigor. The
community may lessen these
ills or do away with them is
by   increasing   park   areas
and   by  creating  conditions
which invite the people to an
athletic, out-of-doors life."
—Walter D. Moody,
in "Wacker's Manual
of the Plan of Chicago"
ity;*
a program of education and
rcement to protect and pre^
e presently endangered des-
GARCIA
NGAN
Science Senator
VOTE   TUESDAY
toward the desert, trailing along
behind him will be pollution,
waste, eight-lane highways, power, lines, neon signs, smog, pipe-
mention   destruction.   Already
edge of the desert. University of
California scientists are starting
hurt or killed by air pollution.
3. A plan to curb destructive
and damaging use of the desert
land, especially those uses that
harm vegetation and the thin soil
4. An expansion of conserva-
i Information
ibllc can gain
The cost of the Bureau's pi
posal ls high - $18  million :
have to pay will not be measu:
It might very well Include I
extinction of rare wildlife a
plant species, loss of much oft
Indian and Old West herltai
deprivation   of   scientific   sti
and answers to many Important
anthropological, archaeological
and paleontologlcal questions,
loss of the opportunity to use the
desert as an outdoor classroom,
and Increase ln visitor deaths
and hazards, a reduction ln wildlife and general pollution of the
desert environment.
The Bureau notes, *. . . there
are  great gaps ln our ac
lated knowledge of the Callfornli
Desert.  More  Important,  there
has been no effort made to co
slder the whole, to evaluate t
future of the desert ln terms
the   total  environment.  Without
this   evaluation   the  unchecked,
single purpose invasions into the
California Desert constitute
vlronmental brinkmanship of
most dangerous order.
•If
1 to h
Chevrolet. Right Car.
Right Price. Right Mow.
st popular Cl
NOW ON SALE. Impala. Americ
You simply buy any Impala V8 model.
And you simply order Turbo Hydra-malic transmission, radio,
while stripe tires, front and rear bumper guards and the convenient
Comfortilt steering wheel. Then v.c include a big regular fuel 400-
cubic-inch VS and dual exhausts.
At no extra charge, during The Big Impala 400 Sale.
a $159 price reduction.
Coupe or sedan.
Four-, six- or cight-olinder engine.
With these Novas the day-night
mirror, bias belted ply tires, cigarette
lighter and scat belt retractors, formerly
standard, arc still available as options.
Place your order at your Chevy dealer's.
popular mid-size       Now Americ;
new low price. mid-size hardlop.
,.k America's best selling mid-si/c car. Then added
wcr priced models. Lower priced they arc   But lower
ing and feeling they aren't.
Monte Carlo is hundreds of dollars less than
other personal luxurv cars. Hundreds.
Yet Monic Carlo's a car of l!iickl> padded
seats. An instrument panel with the look of
Carpathian burled elm. Plush carpeting.
Monte Carlo is every bit ihe luxury car.
Try the real thing at your Chevrolet dealer's.
Putting you first, keep* us fi
A POEM
spare the snide remark
describing the bowlegged female
as pleasure bent
its playful jest
is a lost art
of vituperation
but the establishment
list again
with waiting limbs spread
in prostitution cause
men of the cloth
disclaiming the wish
for illegitimate pregnancy
to stamp
their name
of ecology
adopt this unclean child
in costly garments
mr. and mrs. John Q. Public
in an exhibition
playing with themselves
for the benefit
of one another's admission
though on the sly
each knows that the other
has been spewing his seeds
in the belly of the house mother
ecology is a beautiful craze
sing the generation gap
needs of the American people for
the California Desert,* the Bureau adds, "and the Impact of the
people on the desert, the result
will be tragic*
s well bi
"The great questior
of our
democracy.
ss
ses of
of the
est to
ZmTmZ
the human race
Walter L
ppman
Rules committee
awards contract
for steam bus
SACRAMENTO-The CaUfornla
State Assembly Rules Committee
has completed negotiations on a
contract to provide a steam powered bus for testing ln California.
William M. Brobeck i Associates of Berkeley wiU provide a
steam propulsion system for
testing ln the San Francisco Bay
Area within about 13 months.
Tests will be conducted to determine the steam system's efficiency, rellablUty, cost of operation and the amount of pollutants
released Into the air ln comparison  to the  Internal combustion
The contract will be the first
awarded under a federal Department of Transportation grant to
finance tests of (I.e.) power to
combat  air and noise pollution.
•We have every reason to believe that steam power can provide a clean and efficient alternative to the Internal combustion
engine.* says AssemblymanJohn
Foran, who originated the project, "Steam could be adapted for
automotive use ln California and
the nation to eUmlnate a major
source of polluUon."
Tests are also planned in other
parts of the *tate.       ' ■
Thursday, May 21, li
THE DAILY COLLEGIAN    3
40 ways to save the world
tissues, paper towels, or toilet
paper. The paper dissolves properly ln water, but the dye Ungers
2. If you accumulate coat
hangers, don't Junk them; return
them to the cleaner. Boycott a
cleaner who won't accept them.
3. Use containers that disintegrate readily. Class bottles
won't decompose. Bottles made of
polyvinyl chloride (PVC) give off
lethal hydrochloric add when Incinerated. (That's the soft plasUc
many liquid household cleaners,
shampoos, and mouthwashes
come ln. Don't conruse It with
suffer polystyrene plastic, used
mainly for powders.) The Food
and Drug Administration has now
approved PVC for food packaging, too. Don't buy It. Use decomposable-biodegradable pasteboard, cardboard, or paper containers Instead. If you can't, at
least re-employ nondecompos-
able bottles; don't Junk them after
one use. (Fine for carrying sugar,
cooking oil, hand loUon on backpacking trips.)
4. Don't buy nonreturnable
containers. Hold aluminum can
purchases to a minimum. In
Fresno aluminum cans can be
returned for a half-cent apiece.
Also old aluminum trays (TV
dinners), lawn chairs, etc. are
worth about  ten cents a pound.
5. At the gas station, don't
let the attendant "top-off* the gas
tank; this means waste, and polluting splUage. The pump should
shut off automatically at the proper amount. Also true for motor-
6. If you smoke fUtertlp clg-
arettes, don't flush them down the
John. They'U ruin your plumbing
and clog up the pumps at ths sewage treatment plant. They're
practically Indestructible. Put
them ln the garbage.
7. Stop smoking.
8. Slop Uttering. NOW! If you
see a Utterer, object very politely (Excuse me, sir, I think you
dropped something).
9. If you're a home gardener,
make sure fertilizer ls worked
deep Into the soil - don't hose It
off Into the water system. Phosphates (a key Ingredient) cause
lake and river algae to proUfer-
ate madly.
10. Don't buy or use DDT even
If you can find tt (and, unfortunately, you sUU can). Use the
right Insecticide. Sunset Magazine has a Ust of "safe* Insecticides. Use natural poisons Uke
nicotine sulfate, rotenone, pyre-
thrum, or garlic.
11. To reduce noise, buy a
heavy-duty plastic garbage can
Instead of a metal one. Or use
sturdy plasUc bags. They're
odorproof, neater, lighter.
12. When you see a Junked car,
report It to your local Sanitation
Department. If they don't act,
scream until someone does.
13. If you don't reaUy need a
car, don't buy a car. Motor vehicles contribute a good half of
this country's air polluUon. Walk,
bicycle; good for you, too.
14. If you have to car-commute, don't chug exhaust Into the
air Just for yourself. Form a car
pool. Four people ln one car put
out a quarter the carbon monoxide of four cars.
15. Better yet, take a bus to
work; or a train. Per passenger
mile, they poUute air much less
than cars. Support mass transit.
16. If you sUU think you need
a car of your own, make sure It
burns fuel efficiently (e.e., rates
high in mpg). Get a low horsepower mlnlmachine for the city,
a monster only for lots of highway driving. .
17. Bug gasoline manufacturers to get the lead out. Lead
hy;is performance but It can
build up in your body and kill
you. The refiners can produce
lead-free   trasollne  and Detroit
can build motors to use it efficiently.
18. Use your fireplace as UtUe
as possible and burn only wood.
19. Don't burn leaves or garbage. It's Illegal ln Fresno any-
20. Report any oily, sulfurous
black smoke you see coming out
of a chimney to the Air PolluUon
Board (Fresno Co. Dept. of Public Health).
21 .There's only so much water. Don't leave It running. Don't
over-water your lawn. It Just
makes more mowing.'
22. Measure detergents carefully. You can save money and
cut a third of the detergent water
pollution.
23. Don't use phosphate (enzymes) detergents. Soap doesnot
pollute. Bubble baths do not cause
detergent pollution.
24. Never flush away what you
can put lnthe garbage. Give cooking fat to the birds; coffee grounds
to the earthworms.
25. Avoid disposable diapers
(by avoiding babies?). They may
clog plumbing and septic tanks.
26. If you see something wrong
and don't know whom to contact,
bombard newspapers, TV and
radio stations with calls or let
ters. Get friends to Join In. PubUclty hurts polluters.
27. Protest the SST: write the
president. Today's Boeing 747
can move more people taster and
farther without sonic booms.
28. Help get anUpolluUon ideas
into kids' beads. They're receptive and active. Many teachers
and counselors have done excellent Jobs.
29. If you Uve where you can,
start a compost heap of waste
vegetable materials; this ls nature's way of recycling garbage.
30. Remember: ALL power
pollutes. So cut down on power
consumption and save money do-
31 .Use Uve Christmas trees
and plant them afterward. If you
have no place, see a friend, or
call your city Parks department.
32. Protesting useless pollution? Don't wear lndestrucUble
metal buttons that say so.
33. Fight to keep noise at a
minimum between 11 p.m. and
7 a.m. Studies show that sounds
which aren't iloud enough to wake
you can sUU break your dream
cycle - so you awaken Ured and
34. Patronize stores that specialize ln unpestlclded, organlc-
35. When you shop, take a reusable tote bag with you, as
Europeans do. Don't accept excess packaging and paper bags.
3G. Radicalize your community. Tbe First NaUonal Environmental Teach-in is past. What do
you do now? Join an action group)
Give Polluter of the Week awards
to deserving captains of Industry. Also give recognition to deserving antl-pollutlon action. In
traffic Jams, other groups have
handed out leaflets UUed "Don't
You Feel Stupid Sitting There?*,
which Ust advantages of car pools
and mass transit.
37. You as a ciUzen can swear
out a summons and take a noisy
neighbor to court. If the problem's bigger than that, talk to a
lawyer about a class action suit.
A group of people, for Instance,
can file a class-action suit
against a noisy airUne, or against
a negligent pubUc official. We
might consider filing a suit against
the NaUonal Guard planes which
constantly disrupt our classes at
Fresno State.
38 .Appear and have your say
at meetings of planning commls-
offlclals ARE responsive to pressure but you have to put it on.
39. Pin down candidates for office as to their atutude bn antipollution measures. Don't vote
tor those who are evaslve;NONE
of them are actually anU antipollution right now.
40. Last, and most Important
- vitally Important - If you want
more than two children, adopt
them. All of toe horror stories
are true.Nlghtmarlshly true. And
that goes for the whole economy:
producing and consuming mora
than we need, we wont have a
world to stand on. CARE. Who
wlU, If we wont?	
GARCIA
NGAN
Science Senator
VOTE   TUESDAY
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