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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... Environmentalists - United States - Political activity . 3. Anti - environmentalism - United States . 4. Right of property - United States . I. Title . GE197.H45 2004 333.72'0973 - dc22 2003028270 Printed in the United States of America ...
... Environmentalists - United States - Political activity . 3. Anti - environmentalism - United States . 4. Right of property - United States . I. Title . GE197.H45 2004 333.72'0973 - dc22 2003028270 Printed in the United States of America ...
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... environmentalism . " I think that the [ Wise Use ] movement is maybe one of the most im- portant and interesting movements to arise in environmentalism in a long time , " he claimed , " because they are prying into the environmental ...
... environmentalism . " I think that the [ Wise Use ] movement is maybe one of the most im- portant and interesting movements to arise in environmentalism in a long time , " he claimed , " because they are prying into the environmental ...
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... environmentalists ' rally , speakers talk about preserving the state's last 5 percent of old - growth redwood , attack the timber corpo- rations for cut - and - run logging ( Louisiana Pacific has opened mills in Mexico and Venezuela ...
... environmentalists ' rally , speakers talk about preserving the state's last 5 percent of old - growth redwood , attack the timber corpo- rations for cut - and - run logging ( Louisiana Pacific has opened mills in Mexico and Venezuela ...
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... environmentalists , passes out photo- copies of faked Earth First ! flyers calling for violence during Redwood Summer , " to fuck up the workings of the Megamachine . " ( An internal memo later released as part of a lawsuit reveals that ...
... environmentalists , passes out photo- copies of faked Earth First ! flyers calling for violence during Redwood Summer , " to fuck up the workings of the Megamachine . " ( An internal memo later released as part of a lawsuit reveals that ...
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... environmentalists join in the chorus , the Yellow Shirt chant falters and fades into confused silence . An Earth Firster gets on the mike and offers it to anyone who wants to speak from the other side . Despite some razzing from his ...
... environmentalists join in the chorus , the Yellow Shirt chant falters and fades into confused silence . An Earth Firster gets on the mike and offers it to anyone who wants to speak from the other side . Despite some razzing from his ...
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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