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Post by Greg Stamper on Jan 11, 2015 5:31:54 GMT -5
Wendell Berry (of course) to be first living writer inducted into Ky Hall of Fame By Tom Eblen Herald-Leader columnist January 10, 2015 Berry's 1971 book, The Unforeseen Wilderness helped rally public opposition to a plan to flood Red River Gorge. His 1977 book, The Unsettling of America: Culture & Agriculture, is a bible of the international movements for sustainable agriculture and locally produced food. Over the years, Berry has participated in protests against nuclear power and coal strip-mining. He was among a group of environmental activists who camped in Gov. Steve Beshear's outer office in 2011 to protest state government support for the coal industry's destruction of Eastern Kentucky mountains. A year earlier, Berry cut his ties to UK and withdrew his papers to protest the university's renaming of the basketball team residence hall Wildcat Coal Lodge in exchange for $7 million in donations from coal executives. Read more here: www.kentucky.com/2015/01/10/3634357_tom-eblen-wendell-berry-of-course.html?rh=1
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