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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... mill . A couple of hometown patriots waving Old Glory and a portly family of five done up in yellow tee shirts , bill caps , and hair ribbons cheer from the side- walk . A spirited young woman in a tank top and teased hair streaked an ...
... mill . A couple of hometown patriots waving Old Glory and a portly family of five done up in yellow tee shirts , bill caps , and hair ribbons cheer from the side- walk . A spirited young woman in a tank top and teased hair streaked an ...
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... mills in Mexico and Venezuela while closing mills in California ) , play fair to middling acoustic music , and read some bad poetry . At the Yellow Ribbon rally , the talk is of jobs and how those who work in the woods are best able to ...
... mills in Mexico and Venezuela while closing mills in California ) , play fair to middling acoustic music , and read some bad poetry . At the Yellow Ribbon rally , the talk is of jobs and how those who work in the woods are best able to ...
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... mill . By now several hundred angry men and teenage boys , spillovers from the soli- darity rally , have gathered at the corner of Main and Redwood directly across from the gate . Some are slamming six - packs . Others have been ...
... mill . By now several hundred angry men and teenage boys , spillovers from the soli- darity rally , have gathered at the corner of Main and Redwood directly across from the gate . Some are slamming six - packs . Others have been ...
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... mill workers and their white - collar bosses are part of a new campaign , a self - styled " movement " whose members call themselves either Wise Use or Property Rights activists and support not only unrestricted timber cutting on public ...
... mill workers and their white - collar bosses are part of a new campaign , a self - styled " movement " whose members call themselves either Wise Use or Property Rights activists and support not only unrestricted timber cutting on public ...
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... mills and warehouses , paying some fifteen thousand of its workers to march on Washington , providing them with free buses , box lunches , and banners for a protest against a proposed health tax on cigarettes . Other anti ...
... mills and warehouses , paying some fifteen thousand of its workers to march on Washington , providing them with free buses , box lunches , and banners for a protest against a proposed health tax on cigarettes . Other anti ...
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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