The War Against the Greens: The "Wise-Use" Movement, the New Right, and the Browning of AmericaBig Earth Publishing, 2004 - 386 pages A reign of violence and intimidation, including arson, bombings, rape, assault and even murder has been unleashed against environmental activists and government employees by proponents of the so-called "Wise Use" movement. The War Against the Greens rips the veneer of legitimacy off this right-wing backlash that stretches from armed Militias to the halls of Congress, exposing the public lands corporations, political operatives and fringe groups who have set out to destroy America's environmental protections by any means necessary. In this updated edition, Helvarg revealed how the petroleum-heavy George W. Bush administration helped expand the backlash, bringing the same individuals and industries into alliance with big oil and the Republican Party, ending an era of bipartisan progress. This is a must-read for anyone wanting to understand the history behind the science denial, corruption, and public lands debacles that mark the Trump era. |
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... western imprint , asked me to update my book , I was more than willing to oblige , despite the clarion de- mands of the everlasting sea . I've cut out some dated and redundant chapters while updating much of the rest of the book . And ...
... western imprint , asked me to update my book , I was more than willing to oblige , despite the clarion de- mands of the everlasting sea . I've cut out some dated and redundant chapters while updating much of the rest of the book . And ...
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... West , Wise Use has been primarily about protecting industrial and agricul- tural access to public lands and waters at below - market costs , with the primary emphasis on timber , mining , and grazing . Although hoping to broaden their ...
... West , Wise Use has been primarily about protecting industrial and agricul- tural access to public lands and waters at below - market costs , with the primary emphasis on timber , mining , and grazing . Although hoping to broaden their ...
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... western ranchers , corporate farmers , and businesspeople whose margin of profit is directly threatened by any fee ... West ! It's a refrain that has resonance in the recession of the early 1990s , a time of massive layoffs by industry ...
... western ranchers , corporate farmers , and businesspeople whose margin of profit is directly threatened by any fee ... West ! It's a refrain that has resonance in the recession of the early 1990s , a time of massive layoffs by industry ...
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... West !, Adirondack Solidarity Alliance ) , much of the rhetoric and anger springs from a common fount of explo- sive rage that blames greens for everything from the contracting of re- source industries to the closure of the American ...
... West !, Adirondack Solidarity Alliance ) , much of the rhetoric and anger springs from a common fount of explo- sive rage that blames greens for everything from the contracting of re- source industries to the closure of the American ...
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Contents
Masters and Possessors of Nature | 15 |
Rebels and Reaganites | 33 |
The Forest for the Trees 1993 | 57 |
Grass Roots for Sale | 81 |
The Golden Rooster | 125 |
Save It for What? | 149 |
Roadkill an Activist | 181 |
Up Against the Law | 217 |
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The War Against the Greens: The "Wise-Use" Movement, the New Right and Anti ... David Helvarg No preview available - 1997 |
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