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  Perhaps you are right Dr. Dessler...

  and I should take my ad (open letter to the AGU Council) to the Washington Post.  A bit more pricy, but the circulation would be worth it.  

  And I do hope you caught the huge response in the just completed voting for the AGU Council officers in Eos (if you are a member or read it at all).  Seems a whopping 19% of members cast ballots for Council members.  Is that large enough for consensus??? Is it a majority???  How about a purality of members?????  No, sorry, like the statement on AGW, just a few members pushing their minority views on us.  Look for my WashPost ad, you might want to attend my organisational meeting.On What happens when a group's position statement does not reflect its members accurately? posted 1 year, 8 months ago 89 Responses

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  The ad and meeting I wanted to advertise...

  said this, it is the letter I sent to the Council:

  "As an AGU member, I must once again protest the recently released position statement by the Council.  As in my 2003 objections, this does not represent my scientific views, nor the views of many AGU members.  It is acceptable for the Council to express their opinions on this issue (it is a free country and this is a hot Hollywood topic that gets free press), but please leave me, and the many other AGU members who reject your one sided, subjective scientific views and attached political agendas, out of this.  You do not speak for the all membership here, and if you wish to run for election to AGU office on a platform of AGW promotion and political support, please make that clear when we vote for officers and section presidents.  You should issue a clarifying statement to the press about the narrow opinions expressed in this statement.  To continue to leave the impression that you are representing the views of all 50,000 members is dishonest and contemptible.  Thank you."
  On What happens when a group's position statement does not reflect its members accurately? posted 1 year, 9 months ago 89 Responses

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  And one more thing...

  you assume I am the only AGU member upset about the statement, how do you prove that given the facts of how the Council censors and stifles any dissent?On What happens when a group's position statement does not reflect its members accurately? posted 1 year, 9 months ago 89 Responses

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  Dr. Dessler..

  then you support the AGU Council not allowing any opinions about the statement except their own?  Do you support censoring members and not allowing them free speech rights in their own paid for media publications? Do you support the Council not allowing free open debate and discussion of their actions?  Are you really a Democrat or a totalitarian?On What happens when a group's position statement does not reflect its members accurately? posted 1 year, 9 months ago 89 Responses

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  The recent AGU statement...

  so upset me, as I assumed the one from five years ago would die as per AGU bylaws dictate unless renewed, that I wrote and protested.  Nothing happened, no response from anyone I wrote to.  Then I sent in an ad with payment that was for a page to publish my protest letter in Eos.  I was told that was not allowed as an ad.  I then modified it to be a large notice for a meeting of interested members to protest AGU Council actions, as Eos is allowed as a bulletin board for meetings of members.  That was also rebuffed and I was told the executive director would discuss it with me before they would allow it, but guess what, now 3 weeks later no contact, no answer, nothing.  

  AAPG is responsive and a members organization (and I can assure you the majority agreed with the earlier position statement, but leadership was weak), AGU is a closed, political organization for it's elites that rejects members input.On What happens when a group's position statement does not reflect its members accurately? posted 1 year, 9 months ago 89 Responses