Word: preservationism
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My art came out of the British landscape which is heavily worked by people, so that's important to my work. The East Coast of America is also quite interesting for similar but different reasons. Once there were stone walls that ran through fields there, and now there are secondary...
Economics is the study of how society allocates its scarce resources. Perhaps some Faculty of Arts and Sciences (FAS) administrators should brush up on their Ec 10, because there seem to be some problems with resource allocation around Harvard. This time, the economics department has drawn the short straw and...
Before Norway became one of the world's wealthiest nations on the strength of its North Sea oil reserves, it was a tough and hardy place, with a population relying on cured and salted foods in order to survive the long winters. Indeed, food preservation defined the national cooking style...
Of course, Reynaud makes sure to acquaint readers with the average Ardèche swine, whose life may be prematurely curtailed but is nothing short of blissful while it lasts. On a spread devoted to Eric, a pig rearer, the author proclaims that "Eric's pigs are happy pigs." And...
As an advisor to several U.S. presidents, Rockefeller dealt with issues concerning ecology and environmental preservation. He founded the American Conservation Association, and funded the expansion of Grand Teton National Park. In 1991, Rockefeller was awarded the Congressional Gold Medal for his effots. In 1992 he and his wife donated...