People often express opinions like yours when talking about any subject that has to do with the government. Where does this inherent distrust come from?
Is it really so weird that a company would hire someone with intimate knowledge of a system in order to help navigate that system? This type of hiring occurs all the time, it literally has a name in the tech community - "acquihire". Do you find acquihires just as distasteful and filled with conflicts of interest?
Why do you doubt Zimmerman due to his current relation to Nestle but not Loe and Earney due to their current relation to the conservation movement? Surely, Zimmerman's position as forest supervisor actually makes him more credible than a biologist and a permit administrator?
Is it really so weird that a company would hire someone with intimate knowledge of a system in order to help navigate that system? This type of hiring occurs all the time, it literally has a name in the tech community - "acquihire". Do you find acquihires just as distasteful and filled with conflicts of interest?
Why do you doubt Zimmerman due to his current relation to Nestle but not Loe and Earney due to their current relation to the conservation movement? Surely, Zimmerman's position as forest supervisor actually makes him more credible than a biologist and a permit administrator?