No, I thought it unethical to use FR that way for my commercial purposes although JR would have probably gone for it. I have told individuals about the book here as was appropriate to the conversation only because it's the best reference available for this particular topic. Be sure to consider the reviews. When it first came out, things looked pretty hopeful. Unfortunately, it issued weeks before 9-11, so its introduction didn't exactly create any noise. I had burnt every dime I had writing and publishing it that I didn't have any money for promotion. It's also a very rigorous look at the topic to demonstrate the capability of the method so as to convince any academic that it is serious. Unfortunately, it is so comprehensive and radical that it scared a lot of those people away. So it has a limited audience. Sales were slow enough (it's self published) that I just dropped selling is because I have other fish to fry. I have a hundred copies or so left.
I have tried like hell to get candidates to listen, but I'm not famous and have avoided notoriety until my habitat restoration projects were far enough along as to be undeniably superior to any park, preserve, wilderness area, or "pristine area," as a way of generating moral and technical authority (I'm an engineer, not a botanist). According to the local botanists, we're there; there is no other property on the entire Central Coast of California that is as clean of non-native plants.
This place had been a hell-hole of weeds and fuel. It could be even better, especially if I could get the government off my back. I have a plan for that, but I can't divulge it here. You can learn a bit by reading my patent application; we're seven years into the process.
On the general PR front, I did a bit of that last year as time permitted: Interview with Mark Vande Pol (FReeper Carry_Okie). It's a long and broad ranging discussion I'm sure you'll find thought-evoking.
I have published a few articles, typically here and at Eco-logic online.
Skinning Cats Legal Means to Disarm the Second Amendment
Kelo and the 14th Amendment Exploring a Constitutional Koan
ESA Reform - "Sound Science" and the Law of Unintended Consequences
An Analysis of Arnold Schwarzenegger's Environmental Policy
Frankly, I'm too busy taking care of my land to do much more, so thanks for the curiosity. I've got to get back to work though so I won't be able to respond much until this evening. Rain Thursday night.
Very, very cool. I posted a response on that interview thread.
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Why the smart money is on Duncan Hunter
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1926032/posts
Hi Carry:
When I click on the link on your website to try to buy the book, I get a 404 error.
http://www.naturalprocess.net/
buy the book
http://www.wildergarten.com/WPPress/ss-index.html
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Why the smart money is on Duncan Hunter
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1926032/posts