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2/13/2003 12:42:00 PM | Karsten Barde

Hailstorm in the Heartland

California State University Fresno is in the opening hours of a two-day conference on radical environmentalism sponsored by the political science department.

Valley farmers and researchers using GMO technology have been issued warnings by police, as well as SUV dealerships near the university. However, it strikes me as ridiculous that police would expect violence by the spokesmen of these groups. The event is closed to the public, by the way.

The provost offers his defense of the school's sponsorship here . The Fresno Bee article about concerned fundraisers (especially agricultural industry reps) is pretty interesting.

Here in CA's Central Valley, environmentalists are few and far between, politics runs conservative/libertarian, and agricultural interests dominate. In such a context, what is surprising is not that the conference is drawing fire but that the university dared to sponsor the event in the first place. I think it's a tremendously daring and important move away from the pervasive provincialism of Fresno (population: 500,000).

Other Fresno Bee pieces on the event:
University invites new controversy
Event sparks tension and fear

In other news, a local Republican congressman has been shunned by his party colleagues for being pulled over in a part of Fresno notorious for prostitution (the second time in several years). You should have seen the press conference held by the indignant college Republicans... they were SO earnest.



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