Environmentalism at the crossroads
Subtitle: green activism in America
By: Jonathan H. Adler.
Series: Studies in organization trends,; #9
Published: 1995
Place of publication: [Washington, D.C.] : Capital Research Center
Language: eng
Number of pages: 299
Subjects: Environmentalism -- United States.; Environmental policy -- United States.
Other titles: Green activism in America
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 239-274) and index.
Preface by John Stossel.
Table of contents: title: Preface; title: Introduction : What price environmentalism? : media skepticism : environmental issues in the polling booth : the "unholy trinity" : environmental backlash and the 103rd Congress : increasing public dissatisfaction : outline; title: chapter 1. From conservation to preservation : the environmental movement: moving beyond its roots : the wilderness idea : no more oil : saving endangered species; title: chapter 2. Modern environmentalism : Earth Day 1970: from conservation to activism : the green war on waste : the campaign against chemicals : environmentalists go to court; title: chapter 3. International environmentalism : sustainable development : the greening of trade : global warming: visions of apocalypse : population : wildlife conservation; title: chapter 4. Making environmental policy : environmentalists and the Clinton Administration : building environmental coalitions : politicizing science : green classrooms; title: chapter 5. Following the money : new revenue streams : foundation funding : corporate funding : government tax funding : guidelines for environmental giving; title: chapter 6. Environmental movements: into the 21st century : grassroots radicals : deep ecology and radical preservationism : property rights activists and the wise-use movement : environmental justice movement : free market environmentalism : at the crossroads; title: Appendices : Conservation International Foundation : Defenders of Wildlife : Environmental Action Foundation : Environmental Defense Fund : Environmental Law Institute : Friends of the Earth : Greenpeace, Inc. : Izaak Walton League of America : League of Conservation Voters : National Audubon Society : National Wildlife Federation : Natural Resources Defense Council : Nature Conservancy : Resources for the Future : Sierra Club : Sierra Club Legal Defense Fund : Wilderness Society : World Resources Institute : World Wildlife Fund/Conservation Foundation : Worldwatch Institute : Zero Population Growth : Environmental Grantmakers Association.