http://westinstenv.org/rurcul W.I.S.E. Colloquium: Rural Culture Wed, 30 Apr 2008 22:24:32 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Dunn, J.R. 2008. The Food Crisis. The American Thinker, April 2008. J.R. Dunn is consulting editor of American Thinker Full text [here] and below: As everyone knows by this point, we are in the midst of a food crisis. Domestic prices of basic foods have risen by 46% over the past year, putting ... http://westinstenv.org/rurcul/2008/04/30/the-food-crisis/ by Alvaro Vargas Llosa,  from The New Republic [here] Our only hope for solving the looming food crisis is to end protectionist trade policies. WASHINGTON--In the 1830s, Richard Cobden and John Bright started a campaign against the protectionist laws that were keeping food prices high in Britain. After sustaining abuse for many ... http://westinstenv.org/rurcul/2008/04/23/food-for-thought/ Driessen, Paul. 2008. Still Feeding the World: a Tribute to Norman Borlaug. Full text [here] Selected Excerpts: Norman Borlaug just turned 94 - and is still going strong. He’s the father of the Green Revolution. Penn and Teller call him the greatest person in history. When the Nobel committee awarded him the 1970 ... http://westinstenv.org/rurcul/2008/04/08/still-feeding-the-world/ Bell, Roni. 1998. Cut, Burn and Kill. Range Magazine, Spring 1999. Full text follows: In the new wild West, it's cowboys vs. radical environmentalists June 14th dawned a tender blue. Chuck Sylvester and I, the last of the branding help to leave the Circle Bar Ranch, closed up the century-old sod and log ... http://westinstenv.org/rurcul/2008/04/07/cut-burn-and-kill/ By Vaclav Klaus, President of the Czech Republic. Remarks delivered at the 2008 International Conference on Climate Change, New York, March 4, 2008 [here]. Mr. Chairman, ladies and gentlemen, I would like first of all to thank the organizers of this important conference for making it possible and also for inviting one ... http://westinstenv.org/rurcul/2008/03/14/from-climate-alarmism-to-climate-realism/ (Note: While talking with a friend this afternoon, she mentioned an older movie, "Back to Bountiful," and told me a bit about it. My excitement grew as I realized that this movie is the one I'd been searching for ever since seeing it on television in the late 1980s. A ... http://westinstenv.org/rurcul/2008/02/29/movie-the-trip-to-bountiful/ Hey Steven, Tonight I accidentally watched the 11 o'clock news. I hate TV, and especially TV news, but the tube was on and something caught my attention. It was Robt. Liberty. I have known him for years as head of 1,000 Friends of Oregon. You know, the pro-land use planning organization, proponents ... http://westinstenv.org/rurcul/2008/02/15/letter-to-steven/ Petersen, James D. Imagine. Speech to the 65th Annual TLA Convention, Vancouver B.C. Wednesday, January 16, 2008 James D. Petersen is Executive Director, The Evergreen Foundation [here] and 2007 President, Pacific Logging Congress Full text [here] Selected excerpts: I have been asked to compare the timber industry/government relationship in the United States with the ... http://westinstenv.org/rurcul/2008/02/03/imagine/ Tahoe Daily Tribune Staff, Jonah M. Kessel visual director, Jeff Munson editor, Gail Powell-Acosta publisher. Angora: South Lake Tahoe - Disaster. Survival. Restoration. 2007. Pediment Publishing. On June 24th 2007 the Angora Fire raged out of the Eldorado National Forest and into the Meyers subdivision of South Lake Tahoe. When the ... http://westinstenv.org/rurcul/2008/01/29/angora-south-lake-tahoe/ Paxon, Jim. The Monster Reared His Ugly Head: The Story of the Rodeo-Chediski Fire and Fire As a Tool of Nature. 2007. Cedar Hill Publishing [here] Short review by Mike Dubrasich, with Excerpts Jim "the fire guy" Paxon was the Information Officer on the Rodeo-Chediski Fire. In 2002 that fire ... http://westinstenv.org/rurcul/2008/01/29/the-monster-reared-his-ugly-head/