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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... partner even when we thought we no longer were . Nancy Ledansky was a graphic artist , out- doorswoman , master photographer of nature , and irresistible natural force in her own right . She died of highly Preface xi.
... partner even when we thought we no longer were . Nancy Ledansky was a graphic artist , out- doorswoman , master photographer of nature , and irresistible natural force in her own right . She died of highly Preface xi.
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... force in her own right . She died of highly aggressive breast cancer in June 2002 , aware , alert , and in control of her life until the end , which is how she wanted it . She was also no friend of the new crowd in Wash- ington and ...
... force in her own right . She died of highly aggressive breast cancer in June 2002 , aware , alert , and in control of her life until the end , which is how she wanted it . She was also no friend of the new crowd in Wash- ington and ...
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... force behind the Redwood Summer campaign , was maimed when a pipe bomb ex- ploded below the driver's seat of her Subaru station wagon as she drove down a busy street in Oakland , California , with fellow Earth First ! ac- tivist Daryl ...
... force behind the Redwood Summer campaign , was maimed when a pipe bomb ex- ploded below the driver's seat of her Subaru station wagon as she drove down a busy street in Oakland , California , with fellow Earth First ! ac- tivist Daryl ...
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... force that can win respectability for centrist arguments seek- ing to " protect jobs , private property and the economy by finding a balance between human and environmental needs . " Simultaneously the movement pushes a more radical ...
... force that can win respectability for centrist arguments seek- ing to " protect jobs , private property and the economy by finding a balance between human and environmental needs . " Simultaneously the movement pushes a more radical ...
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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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