Hey I voted for him. On Sat, Oct 6, 2012 at 11:00 AM, Jim Devine <[email protected]> wrote:
> when he was running for president, I once gave him a ride in my car. A > great guy! he will be missed. > > On Fri, Oct 5, 2012 at 6:29 PM, michael perelman > <[email protected]> wrote: > > Not long after I graduated and began teaching, Barry Commoner invited > > me to Washington University because of my work on energy use in > > Agriculture. He also published my article in his magazine, Ecology, > > and even wrote a forward to my first book, Farming for Profit in a > > Hungry World: Capital and the Crisis in Agriculture. > > > > I only ran into him a few times after that. We would only exchange a > > few words. He was always engaged with other people and I did not want > > to disturb him. I wish that I had been able to spend enough time with > > Barry Commoner to call him a friend. Nonetheless, I am grateful for > > our brief time together and even more grateful for the wonderful work > > he did. > > > > His obituaries cover some of his most important work, but they > > neglected something that impressed me. Many of the people who worked > > for him were "unqualified," in the sense that they lacked the > > credentials normally required for their jobs. I believe that they > > did a better job appreciating that Barry Commoner gave them a chance > > that others would deny them. > > > > We many more Barry Commoners. Thank you Barry. > > > > -- > > Michael Perelman > > Economics Department > > California State University > > Chico, CA > > 95929 > > > > 530 898 5321 > > fax 530 898 5901 > > http://michaelperelman.wordpress.com > > _______________________________________________ > > pen-l mailing list > > [email protected] > > https://lists.csuchico.edu/mailman/listinfo/pen-l > > > > -- > Jim Devine / If you're going to support the lesser of two evils, at > the very least you should know the nature of that evil. > _______________________________________________ > pen-l mailing list > [email protected] > https://lists.csuchico.edu/mailman/listinfo/pen-l >
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