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OISM was established by Robinson in 1980, after he fell out with his mentor Linus Pauling . The OISM is located on a farm about 7 miles from the town of Cave Junction, Oregon (population 1,126). Located slightly east of Siskiyou National Forest, Cave Junction is one of several small towns nestled in the Illinois Valley, whose total population is 15,000. Best known as a gateway to the Oregon Caves National Monument, it is described by its chamber of commerce as "the commercial, service, and cultural center for a rural community of small farms, woodlots, crafts people, and families just living apart from the crowds. ... It's a place where going into the market can take time because people talk in the aisles and at the checkstands. Life is slower, so you have to be patient. You'll be part of that slowness because it is enjoyable to be neighborly." The main visitors are tourists who come to hike, backpack and fish in the area's many rivers and streams. The OISM is known mostly for the role it played in 1998 in circulating a deceptive " Scientists' Petition " on global warming in collaboration with Frederick Seitz , a retired former president of the National Academy Of Sciences . SEE ALSO EXTERNAL LINKS |
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