tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7060387281695955378.post8872049092880060714..comments2023-04-30T06:58:35.246-07:00Comments on Age of Globalization: Principles of Land Use Planning and the California Fire PhenomenonAnonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16936588059367106038noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7060387281695955378.post-7750540793119370572009-06-12T21:40:03.299-07:002009-06-12T21:40:03.299-07:00I meant to write "but doing even it sustainab...I meant to write "but doing even it sustainably and n a way that it will become a viable industry WITHOUT subsidies"<br /><br />Good luck with that. Subsidies are hard to get rid of. Ask the sugar cane farmers. :-/Forrest Higgshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17208965471464716174noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7060387281695955378.post-27088939557897536202009-06-11T09:22:32.511-07:002009-06-11T09:22:32.511-07:00Well, not fixed, just know I meant to write "...Well, not fixed, just know I meant to write "but doing even it sustainably and n a way that it will become a viable industry WITHOUT subsidies"Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16936588059367106038noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7060387281695955378.post-43684535018792734962009-06-11T09:21:25.125-07:002009-06-11T09:21:25.125-07:00The above was a typo...sorry, it is being fixed no...The above was a typo...sorry, it is being fixed now.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16936588059367106038noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7060387281695955378.post-64040378420877215222009-06-11T07:18:27.051-07:002009-06-11T07:18:27.051-07:00"(but doing even it sustainably and in a way ..."(but doing even it sustainably and in a way that it will become a viable industry with subsidies)"<br /><br />Um, contradiction in terms.Forrest Higgshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17208965471464716174noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7060387281695955378.post-87197386714017201522009-06-11T07:17:09.084-07:002009-06-11T07:17:09.084-07:00"Also, we do not treat drug abusers in most p..."Also, we do not treat drug abusers in most places like victims, which is why our prisons are so full of people like the obnoxious pot heads I went to school with and had to see go from pot to more serious drugs."<br /><br />Our prisons are full of people who were dealing drugs, not using them per se. Users are typically sent to court ordered rehabilitation. Where I live drug users andForrest Higgshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17208965471464716174noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7060387281695955378.post-65414820855771497772009-05-31T17:02:24.793-07:002009-05-31T17:02:24.793-07:00First, I am hoping that our national policy will r...First, I am hoping that our national policy will reorient itself more toward Mexico again. I do not believe that the possibility of a failed state problem occurring is a foregone conclusion or even likely. They are very important to us. Also, we do not treat drug abusers in most places like victims, which is why our prisons are so full of people like the obnoxious pot heads I went to school Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16936588059367106038noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7060387281695955378.post-82962594538290600052009-05-31T13:09:34.724-07:002009-05-31T13:09:34.724-07:00I grew up in far South Texas outside of Corpus Chr...I grew up in far South Texas outside of Corpus Christi and half the kids I went to school with were either illegal or their parents were. I hold no particular resentment and many good memories of that part of my life. Mind, I was in a minority situation insofar as a lot of my fellow gringos went vis a vis my attitude in that regard.<br /><br />These days, I am primarily worried about Mexico, Forrest Higgshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17208965471464716174noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7060387281695955378.post-28887746127465408022009-05-30T23:50:19.596-07:002009-05-30T23:50:19.596-07:00To be fair, I have to say that my position on immi...To be fair, I have to say that my position on immigration is much more nuanced than just open/closed borders. Also, I do not view it as an issue of "closing" borders (they are already closed and a fence is being built). Really, I do not see how to shut off the flow of immigrants to the US without doing some really nasty stuff like going through neighborhoods and rounding up everyone who looks aAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16936588059367106038noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7060387281695955378.post-66296952120049881712009-05-30T23:05:02.938-07:002009-05-30T23:05:02.938-07:00"If we want to talk immigration, that is a complet..."If we want to talk immigration, that is a completely different issue, and I will post my thoughts on this blog and get yours in return."<br /><br />I find it very difficult to separate environmental considerations from the open borders issue. Most environmentalists that I know, yourself included I believe, think that California is already carrying more people than it can reasonably manage. Forrest Higgshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17208965471464716174noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7060387281695955378.post-89498067677481788282009-05-25T11:35:28.817-07:002009-05-25T11:35:28.817-07:00The comments about Mexicans really are not part of...The comments about Mexicans really are not part of this debate, especially since they live in the cities. If we want to talk immigration, that is a completely different issue, and I will post my thoughts on this blog and get yours in return. In regards to the activists, I understand some of your points, such as the need to control massive amounts of brush and scrub, but I still feel that any Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16936588059367106038noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7060387281695955378.post-13691073821300853022009-05-24T21:25:25.027-07:002009-05-24T21:25:25.027-07:00LOL! Derrick, we've got the harder working half o...LOL! Derrick, we've got the harder working half of Mexico trying to crowd into California. What are we supposed to do, shoot 'em?<br /><br />"I bet you that many exurban residents wanted to keep the sage brush and local scrub since it was part of the reason they moved from the city into the exurbs."<br /><br />In a natural environment the local scrub and brush was kept down by periodic fires Forrest Higgshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17208965471464716174noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7060387281695955378.post-73589324681544357702009-05-22T10:16:00.648-07:002009-05-22T10:16:00.648-07:00You cannot separate the fires from the expansive d...You cannot separate the fires from the expansive development in SoCal. Building has persisted at a truly unsustainable rate in places where the infrastructure and resources do not exist to support the mass of people who live there. Please do not dismiss the environmental concerns as inane since there are many good points that they make. Also, building permits work differently for private Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16936588059367106038noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7060387281695955378.post-4111193334243709192009-05-21T20:31:13.427-07:002009-05-21T20:31:13.427-07:00LOL! Oh please! You've obviously never had to ge...LOL! Oh please! You've obviously never had to get a building permit in California. :-D We're having dangerous fires not so much from urban development as from the fact that lawsuits from environmental activists have precluded brush removal in exurban zones for the past 20-30 years. It's a scandal.Forrest Higgshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17208965471464716174noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7060387281695955378.post-70261671770742850172009-05-10T21:34:00.000-07:002009-05-10T21:34:00.000-07:00Thank you for your post. I believe it is definite...Thank you for your post. I believe it is definitely worth taking the time to read and understand. Good luck spreading your message.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16936588059367106038noreply@blogger.com