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46. Are you working in the field?

Tue Dec 11, 2012, 02:17 PM

Dec 2012

I desparately wanted to, but kind of got pigeon-holed. Easy to do nowadays as nobody wants to retrain someone.
I did 7 years oil and chemical spill response for USCG, but wanted to get out of the emergency responses realm. Ended up working for ATSDR for a short time (for a crazy person), then a state environmental for water pollution inspections. But the state really isn't interested in prosecuting, and I ended up trying to protect one of my crew when my supervisor wanted to fire him about 7 months before his retirement. So I was the one forced out.
My wife doesn't want to move again, so since this was my third round of employment gap between environmental jobs, I'm using the GI bill to change fields to Physical Therapy, but really miss trying to do something to stop this insane slide to destruction.
I'll end up doing some volunteer work for Sierra Club once I graduate.

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IUCN delisted population as a whole. TheMadMonk Dec 2012 #113

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The first sign of a troll is that they are always the "reasonable" ones. rwsanders Dec 2012 #31

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That's not what I was saying. 2naSalit Dec 2012 #131

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How is that relevant? randomtagger Dec 2012 #137

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Mule Muffins!! rwsanders Dec 2012 #22

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You are, but I don't expect it to be tolerated too long. rwsanders Dec 2012 #26

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I don't have that authority, but I'm sure that your pattern will quickly get you noticed. rwsanders Dec 2012 #33

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Your very first post was laughing out loud at my opinion Hayabusa Dec 2012 #35

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The IUCN Red list won't help the ecosystems here stabilize. rwsanders Dec 2012 #36

I'm not going to jump your ass - people do that to me here all the time AldoLeopold Dec 2012 #39

There are many non-lethal methods (see www.defenders.org) rwsanders Dec 2012 #42

Thank you so much AldoLeopold Dec 2012 #45

I need to get back to studying myself. Good luck. rwsanders Dec 2012 #50

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Bison randomtagger Dec 2012 #60

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9 in one year is not "controlled". maxsolomon Dec 2012 #38

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That book stunned me (like Silent Spring)... rwsanders Dec 2012 #37

My zoology prof gave me a copy AldoLeopold Dec 2012 #40

Are you working in the field? rwsanders Dec 2012 #46

Not yet AldoLeopold Dec 2012 #52

Able to relocate is the key. My wife is tired of moving. rwsanders Dec 2012 #54

Thanks - you too! AldoLeopold Dec 2012 #58

This message was self-deleted by its author randomtagger Dec 2012 #43

That pro-DDT arguement is really dredging the bottom of the septic tank... rwsanders Dec 2012 #47

Sure randomtagger Dec 2012 #49

I didn't. But you're hunting for attention again. rwsanders Dec 2012 #51

It was a mistake randomtagger Dec 2012 #106

Problem with DDT was not its use, but it's DELIBERATE missuse. TheMadMonk Dec 2012 #117

True randomtagger Dec 2012 #142

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It stays in the food chain forever and a day AldoLeopold Dec 2012 #57

Ok.. randomtagger Dec 2012 #61

Nein AldoLeopold Dec 2012 #68

Hmm randomtagger Dec 2012 #70

You mean like this unfit species? AldoLeopold Dec 2012 #85

It's not endangered. randomtagger Dec 2012 #103

are you picking and choosing which species are in harmony with your way of life? CreekDog Dec 2012 #98

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God, that's even worse than i thought CreekDog Dec 2012 #107

Not exactly (read the whole post) randomtagger Dec 2012 #111

The potential for harm from GM is unknown. rwsanders Dec 2012 #55

GM crops randomtagger Dec 2012 #56

Same thing can be done with traditional cross breeding without the risks... rwsanders Dec 2012 #89

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CCD randomtagger Dec 2012 #65

The varroa mite was the parasite I was referring to AldoLeopold Dec 2012 #72

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Secondary Cause AldoLeopold Dec 2012 #93

Maybe randomtagger Dec 2012 #104

No, because Monsanto is greedy, the seeds/pollen CAN spread. TheMadMonk Dec 2012 #120

Yes, randomtagger Dec 2012 #121

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DDT was banned in the US kurtzapril4 Dec 2012 #64

Wow, thanks! randomtagger Dec 2012 #67

I'm against wolf hunting kurtzapril4 Dec 2012 #88

I agree randomtagger Dec 2012 #105

I treasure that book and Aldo Leopold notundecided Dec 2012 #41

nice samsingh Dec 2012 #44

I really kinda disagree with this UndahCovah Dec 2012 #66

Exactly. randomtagger Dec 2012 #69

Sorry, but you are incorrect.. truebrit71 Dec 2012 #73

Show me the research... randomtagger Dec 2012 #74

You show me yours... truebrit71 Dec 2012 #75

Sure! randomtagger Dec 2012 #77

Okay...one link is to research from 1991... truebrit71 Dec 2012 #79

That isn't research... randomtagger Dec 2012 #81

Hit the links genius... truebrit71 Dec 2012 #82

I did. randomtagger Dec 2012 #87

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Republican? randomtagger Dec 2012 #99

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What did I state as fact? randomtagger Dec 2012 #128

This is what you said: TheMadMonk Dec 2012 #135

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