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Malcom Wallop, Former Senator from Wyoming, in a letter to Dick Cheney:
It is a groundbreaking achievement... I do not normally ask such things, but this is an exception. This is a
dynamite book that contains such common sense proposals to environmental and free market cooperation that
it should not be ignored. (Original Text (PDF File))
Dean Cromwell, Former Executive Officer of the California State Board of Forestry:
A fresh perspective and most welcome. The writing style makes for a very good "read." It is incisive and
well directed. The proposed solutions are creative and deserve to be tried.
Jennifer Nielsen, Ph.D., Fisheries Geneticist, USGS, BRD, Anchorage Alaska:
Clear, concise, and forward thinking in a manner seldom seen in the current literature on this topic.
The vision of resource management presented and the sea change of consciousness, necessary for the
implementation of sound policies, deserve a broad readership.
Howard Hutchinson, Executive Director, Coalition of Arizona/New Mexico Counties:
Many of us have stumbled over the question of how we can manage our natural resources without government regulatory
schemes and agents. Don't we have to have some central control over our air, water and land?
Well the answer that we knew was there but could not put into words or action is now revealed in Natural
Process by Mark Edward Vande Pol. A whole new concept of environmental management awaits your tour. Just
this brief glimpse will set your mind reeling with new possibilities. You will find yourself asking, "How could
we have been so blind?"
Douglas Leisz, Associate Chief U.S. Forest Service (Retired):
Powerful. Comprehensive. A must read for those with serious interest in our environment. It will change
the way you think about solving our environmental issues and the role for government and responsible private
citizens in providing solutions. Vande Pol suggests a creative approach which deserves discussion, development
and trial. Compelling insights document current failures and political ramifications.
Jeffrey A. Volberg, Consultant, California Assembly Water, Parks & Wildlife Committee:
It is refreshing to read about a positive approach to environmental protection that is based on motivation,
rather than coercion. Natural Processes gives real life examples of the perverse effects of the present
system of socializing resources, then shows how incentives based on market forces could inspire landowners to
be creative in enhancing environmental values. Everyone involved in environmental protection and planning,
or in resource-based businesses, should read this book and work to put its principles into effect.
William Holmes, Soper Wheeler Co.:
Mr. Vande Pol's depth of knowledge and accurate perception of the Environmental movement and its consequences
are most comprehensive. As a tragic record of where we are today, as more and more property rights are
expropriated from private to public (civil to civic), the book is a treasure. He makes some most ingenious
proposals and I would love to live in that world, but certainly I will not, nor, I fear, will any of my
descendents.
Ben Anderson, Chairman, Cochise County Republican Committee:
Natural Process is of immense importance. It is the most significant and ground-breaking concept in decades
for the United States. Currently, it is in its embryonic state - about the stage that Microsoft was in
1978-81. And, while Microsoft has had a huge impact, the "Natural Process" can have far greater impact for
it addresses a basic need in American society -- property rights versus an ever expanding socialist big
government. Property rights are at the core of the American Experiment in history.
The "Natural Process" sucks the very wind and energy out of government abuse, thereby freeing up an massive
surge in the economy while better conserving the nation's natural resources. We are fortunate to be in on
the ground floor of the most important sea-change since the Nation's founding.
The question is -- Are we going to allow the current apathetic slavery continue???? or --
Are we smart enough to reach out and grasp the golden ring???
Ric Costales, former President, California People for the USA:
The technical understanding of the various issues (economics, government, various physical and life sciences,
logic, tax structure, logging, etc) are substantial in each case. However, the overall integration of these
various disciplines in the context of natural resource issues, is, to put it mildly, astounding. I can imagine
no one with a broader, in depth, technical understanding of the components and interrelationships of the
natural resource catastrophes we are facing.
Gordon Edwards, Ph.D. Entomologist, San Jose State University:
It's a marvelous book! I could comment favorably on every section, and every page! VERY impressive!!
Tom McDonnell, Director, Natural Resources and Policy, American Sheep Industry Association:
This book will change the way you see environmental management. It has significant and original supporting data.
It is loaded with insights that continue to develop after multiple readings.
Marty Moore, Ph.D. Land Use Planning, Executive Director, Eastern Arizona Counties Organization:
This book is an important contribution to a growing new environmental movement. Its ideas appear sound, and
lay the groundwork for a coordinated, private sector approach to environmental management that may prove to
be an effective alternative to failed government practices.
Walt Shultz, Supervisor, El Dorado County, CA (l995-1999):
Finally! A path to retire inordinate suspicion and fear! A whole new industry, just waiting to be given birth!
Every public official, regardless of level or branch of government, should read this book. It is a plausible
blueprint for returning "Nature Care" from the ridiculous, to the sublime, through a "good-natured" and simple
concept.
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