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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... resource industry associations ) , people who pay individual dues or actively participate in ongoing Wise Use efforts numbered far fewer than a hundred thousand at the height of their movement . The strength of anti - environmentalism ...
... resource industry associations ) , people who pay individual dues or actively participate in ongoing Wise Use efforts numbered far fewer than a hundred thousand at the height of their movement . The strength of anti - environmentalism ...
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... Resources ( AER ) , Environmental Conservation Or- ganization ( ECO ) , National Wetlands Coalition , and Greening Earth ... resource industries such as timber and mining . These are people whose livelihoods are threatened by industry ...
... Resources ( AER ) , Environmental Conservation Or- ganization ( ECO ) , National Wetlands Coalition , and Greening Earth ... resource industries such as timber and mining . These are people whose livelihoods are threatened by industry ...
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... Resources Council , who was told he'd be killed at a public meeting . 12 Lois Gibbs , executive director of the ... resource users protecting their federal subsidies and prop- erty owners unhappy with land - use regulations to the ...
... Resources Council , who was told he'd be killed at a public meeting . 12 Lois Gibbs , executive director of the ... resource users protecting their federal subsidies and prop- erty owners unhappy with land - use regulations to the ...
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... resource base - if they let short - term special interests define their long - term strategies for main- taining clean air , clean water , and nature's diversity - they may end up deceiving themselves and denying their children's future ...
... resource base - if they let short - term special interests define their long - term strategies for main- taining clean air , clean water , and nature's diversity - they may end up deceiving themselves and denying their children's future ...
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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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