I'm still on the waiting list for this book, but
doggonit, I'm going to jump in anyway (after all, not
having read the book hasn't stopped me from joining
the discussions at my book club!).
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Jim wrote:
I have a bit of a problem with this idea that
This first chapter is also of particular interest to me, as I traveled
extensively through the State of Montana two years ago while retracing
the Lewis and Clark Trail - and I'll additionally find myself in the
town of Big Sky, MT next week on business for work. The chapter
certainly held my
JDG said:
At the end of the day, this chapter seems like a laundry list of
environmental problems facing Montana. That's all well and good, but a
similar list of problems could probably be produced for almost any
location you care to name. What doesn't happen is that this list of
Jim wrote:
I have a bit of a problem with this idea that environmentalism and
economics are mortal enemies. There has to be some middle ground.
In fact, in the long run, environmentalism makes good business sense. The
problem is that so many businesses in this country don't take
Doug Pensinger wrote:
One interesting conundrum he discusses is the conflict between
businesses that exist to make money and moral obligations to clean
up after themselves. Is this a good argument against the
preeminence of a free market economy or can we have both a strong
economy and a
Doug Pensinger wrote:
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A similarity to my home town of Morgan Hill, Ca. to the Bitterroot
Valley is the contrast in attitudes of the old timers; farmers and
ranchers with sizeable land holdings and
On 8/2/06, Doug Pensinger [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
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Diamond picks Montana for his first chapter because he can gage the
attitudes of the people that live there, because it provides a contrast to
the more
In a message dated 8/2/2006 1:31:04 A.M. Eastern Standard Time,
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Montana's problems are somewhat interesting. We can understand and
empathize with them because we face many of the same kinds of problems.
In comparison with the disaster that occurred on Easter
Jim wrote:
I have a bit of a problem with this idea that environmentalism and
economics are mortal enemies. There has to be some middle ground.
In fact, in the long run, environmentalism makes good business sense. The
problem is that so many businesses in this country don't take the long
Brother John wrote:
Have you ever driven through the Bitterroot Valley south of Missoula,
Montana?
No. Montana is one of sevenor eight states I've never set foot in.
I have done it only once, but I was deeply impressed with the beauty of
it, and the size of the huge wood frame houses along
Bob wrote:
What struck me was the absence of any easy answers. There are people of
good will but they cannot agree. The issue of the long term effects of
mining of non-renewable resources is more difficult and profound than I
realized. I see no solution other than to hold the companies
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Part One: Modern Montana
Chapter One: Under Montana's Big Sky
Diamond picks Montana for his first chapter because he can gage the
attitudes of the people that live there, because it provides a contrast to
the more fragile societies discussed in later chapters and
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