“The Power of the Rockies: Living with Energy in the Old West, the New West, and the Next West.”

Nostalgia is high on Patricia Limerick’s list of things that people need to put away if the Rocky Mountain West is ever going to unlock its potential for sustainable energy.

It is right up there with thinking you know what’s on a person’s mind just because he drives a tractor.

Or that an engineer can only be good if he’s able to provide what we want cheaply and keep the environmental costs hidden from sight.

On Monday night, Limerick offered her list to about 150 people attending the keynote address of the 31st annual Public Land Law Conference at the University of Montana’s University Center Theater.

Full Story: By PERRY BACKUS of the Missoulian

Full Story: http://missoulian.com/articles/2007/09/25/news/local/news04.txt