Environmentalists vs. volcanologists

[Alma]

A big volcano is in a federally-protected wilderness area. Some don't want a even monitoring station there.

We’re Barely Listening to the U.S.’s Most Dangerous Volcanoes

 

[Armchair_QB]

A big volcano is in a federally-protected wilderness area. Some don't want a even monitoring station there.

We’re Barely Listening to the U.S.’s Most Dangerous Volcanoes

Wonder if the Wilderness Watch ****heads quoted live near one of these volcanoes. Guessing no.

 

[Azrael]

"So Dr. Moran, aware that litigation is a possibility, is moving forward with caution. This month, his team will begin to install monitoring stations at Mount Hood."

 

[Alma]

"So Dr. Moran, aware that litigation is a possibility, is moving forward with caution. This month, his team will begin to install monitoring stations at Mount Hood."

Under the threat of lawsuit.

 

[Azrael]

Under the threat of lawsuit.

Sure.

And it took a long time to get the permissions to install the detectors.

Which is as it should be in a wilderness area.

This is one of those cases in which both sides are right.

But this piece travels a long way to arrive at "This month, his team will begin to install monitoring stations at Mount Hood."

 

[maumann]

Environmentalists would be perfectly fine with a mass extinction of the human race. Vulcanologists know it's only a matter of time.

 

[swingline]

"So Dr. Moran, aware that litigation is a possibility, is moving forward with caution. This month, his team will begin to install monitoring stations at Mount Hood."

Seeing as how its neighbor to the north went kablooie in 1980 — and started puffing again in 2004-05 — that seems like a good idea.

Love me some Mount Hood.