Planting Evidence? The discovery of a protected herb sparks accusations of sabotage

AP via The Winston-Salem Journal ^ | 07/19/2006 | Unknown

[oxcart]

Great reply, and one hell of a tag line.

[Alouette]

How is this plant "endangered?" Looks to me like there are freaking fields full of it.

[A0ri]

The meadowfoam picture you posted is an industrial type for its seed oil. (I think.) Not the one mentioned in the article.(

[Alouette]

Is it the same species or not? If it is commercially grown for industrial use then it is not endangered. How do they know that this sample wasn't taken from a commercial farm?

[A0ri]

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Meadowfoam

There are various species. It would seem silly for the "oil-crop" type meadowfoam to be under protection (though not unlikely for enviro-wackos), as it seems to be easily and commercially reproduced, but the article says it is the type Sebastopol meadowfoam. The commercial type is Limnanthes alba, or the white meadowfoam.

Sebastopol meadowfoam (Limnanthes vinculans)

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Limnanthes_vinculans

[Lancey Howard]

Bob Evans, a 72-year-old retired elementary-school principal, said he was walking with his dog last year when he came upon the tiny white flowers of Sebastopol meadowfoam poking from shallow pools of water in a grassy field.

Evans and other opponents seized on the discovery of meadowfoam, a federally protected species, in hopes that the developer would be required to scale back plans for 145 houses and apartments.

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Happens all the time - - you're out walking your dog and voila!, what should appear before your eyes but a flower that you recognize as being a rare, federally protected species.

And whaddayknow? - - you happen to make your amazing discovery on a parcel of land which is about to be developed. On top of all that, you happen to be an environmental activist, so naturally you immediately bring your discovery to the attention of the authorities in the hope that the development project can be killed.

"It was the bad luck of the developer that it popped up," Evans said.

Right.
Coincidences like this happen all the time.
Sure they do.

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How on earth did this sick, lying scumbag Evans figure anybody would ever believe him? And why am I not surprised that this p.o.s. is a retired elementary-school principal?