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. |
From inside the book
Results 1-5 of 66
Page vii
... Trees , 1993 57 FOUR - Grass Roots for Sale 81 FIVE - The Golden Rooster 125 SIX - Save It for What ? 149 SEVEN - Road - kill an Activist 181 EIGHT - Up Against the Law 217 NINE - The Green P.I. 237 TEN - Bomb Throwers , 1997 ELEVEN ...
... Trees , 1993 57 FOUR - Grass Roots for Sale 81 FIVE - The Golden Rooster 125 SIX - Save It for What ? 149 SEVEN - Road - kill an Activist 181 EIGHT - Up Against the Law 217 NINE - The Green P.I. 237 TEN - Bomb Throwers , 1997 ELEVEN ...
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... trees and turning them into lumber for the Georgia - Pacific mill that blocks their view of the ocean right here in the small coastal town of Fort Bragg , California . " Fuck you , faggots , " shouts a high school kid with a buzz top as ...
... trees and turning them into lumber for the Georgia - Pacific mill that blocks their view of the ocean right here in the small coastal town of Fort Bragg , California . " Fuck you , faggots , " shouts a high school kid with a buzz top as ...
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... trees absorb more carbon dioxide than " decadent " old trees , clear - cutting ancient redwood forests and replac- ing them with new tree farms will reduce global warming . But the timber wars are not limited to ballot fights and ...
... trees absorb more carbon dioxide than " decadent " old trees , clear - cutting ancient redwood forests and replac- ing them with new tree farms will reduce global warming . But the timber wars are not limited to ballot fights and ...
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... tree is stumps " is an example of the bikers ' poster prose . ) As the first line of marchers , twelve across and ... trees grow back , " the yellow - shirted crowd starts to chant . A number of young men at the front of the crowd ...
... tree is stumps " is an example of the bikers ' poster prose . ) As the first line of marchers , twelve across and ... trees grow back , " the yellow - shirted crowd starts to chant . A number of young men at the front of the crowd ...
Page 5
... trees grow back . " Someone on the sound truck starts singing " America the Beautiful . " As the environmentalists join in the chorus , the Yellow Shirt chant falters and fades into confused silence . An Earth Firster gets on the mike ...
... trees grow back . " Someone on the sound truck starts singing " America the Beautiful . " As the environmentalists join in the chorus , the Yellow Shirt chant falters and fades into confused silence . An Earth Firster gets on the mike ...
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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