I'm a tad confused as to just who these ecologists are that Paul
Cherubini is talking about. This isn't the first time he's commented on
the supposed posh-ness of our field-work-commuting vehicles. Have we
any stats as to the cars we drive--as well as when, why, and how we
drive them?
I do see his point that on a planet where car-emissions (and everything
else about the automobile culture) are huge contributors to global
warming which threatens pretty much everything we as ecologists are
studying (and working for), it does seem a double-standard to have
ecologists driving 4WD off-road SUVs to the office. So, my next
question is: do I have to reject field work because it requires access
to (or ownership of) a field-worthy vehicle? In many places, especially
in the US, if I've not got wheels, I cannot get to the study site.
CL
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