Author: United States. Congress. House. Committee on Agriculture. Subcommittee on Specialty Crops and Natural Resources
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ISBN:
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 292
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Headwaters Forest Act
Author: United States. Congress. House. Committee on Agriculture. Subcommittee on Specialty Crops and Natural Resources
Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 292
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Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 292
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Headwaters Forest Act
Author: United States. Congress. House. Committee on Natural Resources. Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests, and Public Lands
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Category : Law
Languages : en
Pages : 248
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Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Law
Languages : en
Pages : 248
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Headwaters Forest Act
Author: United States. Congress. House. Committee on Natural Resources. Subcommittee on National Parks, Forests, and Public Lands
Publisher:
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Category : Law
Languages : en
Pages : 260
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Publisher:
ISBN:
Category : Law
Languages : en
Pages : 260
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Headwaters Forest Act
Author: United States. Congress. House. Committee on Agriculture. Subcommittee on Specialty Crops and Natural Resources
Publisher:
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Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 306
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Publisher:
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Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 306
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Defending Giants
Author: Darren Frederick Speece
Publisher: University of Washington Press
ISBN: 0295999527
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 385
Book Description
Giant redwoods are American icons, paragons of grandeur, exceptionalism, and endurance. They are also symbols of conflict and negotiation, remnants of environmental battles over the limits of industrialization, profiteering, and globalization. Since the middle of the nineteenth century, logging operations have eaten away at the redwood forest, particularly areas covered by ancient giant redwoods. Today, such trees occupy a mere 120,000 acres. Their existence is testimony to the efforts of activists to rescue some of these giants from destruction. Very few conservation battles have endured longer or with more violence than on the North Coast of California, behind what locals call the Redwood Curtain. Defending Giants explores the long history of the Redwood Wars, focusing on the ways rural Americans fought for control over both North Coast society and its forests. Activists defended these trees not only because the redwood forest had dwindled in size, but also because, by the late twentieth century, the local economy was increasingly dominated by multinational corporations. The resulting conflict—the Redwood Wars—pitted workers and environmental activists against the rising tide of globalization and industrial logging in a complex war over endangered species, sustainable forestry, and, of course, the fate of the last ancient redwoods. Activists perched in trees and filed lawsuits, while the timber industry, led by Pacific Lumber, fought the lawsuits and used their power to halt reform efforts. Ultimately, the Clinton administration sidestepped Congress and the courts to negotiate an innovative compromise. In the process, the Redwood Wars transformed American environmental politics by shifting the balance of power away from Congress and into the hands of the executive branch.
Publisher: University of Washington Press
ISBN: 0295999527
Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 385
Book Description
Giant redwoods are American icons, paragons of grandeur, exceptionalism, and endurance. They are also symbols of conflict and negotiation, remnants of environmental battles over the limits of industrialization, profiteering, and globalization. Since the middle of the nineteenth century, logging operations have eaten away at the redwood forest, particularly areas covered by ancient giant redwoods. Today, such trees occupy a mere 120,000 acres. Their existence is testimony to the efforts of activists to rescue some of these giants from destruction. Very few conservation battles have endured longer or with more violence than on the North Coast of California, behind what locals call the Redwood Curtain. Defending Giants explores the long history of the Redwood Wars, focusing on the ways rural Americans fought for control over both North Coast society and its forests. Activists defended these trees not only because the redwood forest had dwindled in size, but also because, by the late twentieth century, the local economy was increasingly dominated by multinational corporations. The resulting conflict—the Redwood Wars—pitted workers and environmental activists against the rising tide of globalization and industrial logging in a complex war over endangered species, sustainable forestry, and, of course, the fate of the last ancient redwoods. Activists perched in trees and filed lawsuits, while the timber industry, led by Pacific Lumber, fought the lawsuits and used their power to halt reform efforts. Ultimately, the Clinton administration sidestepped Congress and the courts to negotiate an innovative compromise. In the process, the Redwood Wars transformed American environmental politics by shifting the balance of power away from Congress and into the hands of the executive branch.
The Last Stand
Author: David Harris
Publisher: Univ of California Press
ISBN: 9780871569448
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 392
Book Description
Harris, the author of "Our War, Dreams Die Hard" and "The League" presents the struggle to save one of the largest privately held old-growth redwood forests in the world.
Publisher: Univ of California Press
ISBN: 9780871569448
Category : Business & Economics
Languages : en
Pages : 392
Book Description
Harris, the author of "Our War, Dreams Die Hard" and "The League" presents the struggle to save one of the largest privately held old-growth redwood forests in the world.
The Rebirth of Environmentalism
Author: Douglas Bevington
Publisher: Island Press
ISBN: 161091144X
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 303
Book Description
Over the past two decades, a select group of small but highly effective grassroots organizations have achieved remarkable success in protecting endangered species and forests in the United States. The Rebirth of Environmentalism tells for the first time the story of these grassroots biodiversity groups. Filled with inspiring stories of activists, groups, and campaigns that most readers will not have encountered before, The Rebirth of Environmentalism explores how grassroots biodiversity groups have had such a big impact despite their scant resources, and presents valuable lessons that can help the environmental movement as a whole—as well as other social movements—become more effective.
Publisher: Island Press
ISBN: 161091144X
Category : Science
Languages : en
Pages : 303
Book Description
Over the past two decades, a select group of small but highly effective grassroots organizations have achieved remarkable success in protecting endangered species and forests in the United States. The Rebirth of Environmentalism tells for the first time the story of these grassroots biodiversity groups. Filled with inspiring stories of activists, groups, and campaigns that most readers will not have encountered before, The Rebirth of Environmentalism explores how grassroots biodiversity groups have had such a big impact despite their scant resources, and presents valuable lessons that can help the environmental movement as a whole—as well as other social movements—become more effective.
Forests Forever
Author: John J. Berger
Publisher: Center for American Places
ISBN: 9781930066526
Category : Ecology
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Fragile kingdoms of innumerable organisms and rich beauty, forests today are both our most plentiful and our most endangered natural resource. Understanding their workings and how to sustain them is imperative to ensuring the future of humanity. John Berger urges us to learn what can be done to preserve these treasures, and he offers here a compelling guide to the complex issues surrounding forest preservation. An expanded and revised version of Berger's bestselling Understanding Forests, Forests Forever offers a clear and readable survey of forest history and management. Berger draws upon diverse sources in law, ecology, economics, politics, and anthropology to argue that ecology, rather than the marketplace, should be the driving force behind forest management. Historical case studies of forests worldwide support this contention, the book reveals, as does the history of governments' forest policy. Keeping pace with today's issues, Berger critically evaluates government policy over the last seven years, including a contrast between the destructive policies of the Bush Administration and model programs instituted by the Canadian Boreal Initiative and others. Ultimately, he offers us the guiding principles of sustainable forestry as an answer to the ever-increasing demand for wood products. Anchoring the account are galleries of breathtaking full-color images of trees, forest, wildlife, and other forestry subjects taken by the world's leading nature photographers. A concise and wholly readable account, Forests Forever issues a call to arms for all those concerned with preserving and managing the world's forests today.
Publisher: Center for American Places
ISBN: 9781930066526
Category : Ecology
Languages : en
Pages : 0
Book Description
Fragile kingdoms of innumerable organisms and rich beauty, forests today are both our most plentiful and our most endangered natural resource. Understanding their workings and how to sustain them is imperative to ensuring the future of humanity. John Berger urges us to learn what can be done to preserve these treasures, and he offers here a compelling guide to the complex issues surrounding forest preservation. An expanded and revised version of Berger's bestselling Understanding Forests, Forests Forever offers a clear and readable survey of forest history and management. Berger draws upon diverse sources in law, ecology, economics, politics, and anthropology to argue that ecology, rather than the marketplace, should be the driving force behind forest management. Historical case studies of forests worldwide support this contention, the book reveals, as does the history of governments' forest policy. Keeping pace with today's issues, Berger critically evaluates government policy over the last seven years, including a contrast between the destructive policies of the Bush Administration and model programs instituted by the Canadian Boreal Initiative and others. Ultimately, he offers us the guiding principles of sustainable forestry as an answer to the ever-increasing demand for wood products. Anchoring the account are galleries of breathtaking full-color images of trees, forest, wildlife, and other forestry subjects taken by the world's leading nature photographers. A concise and wholly readable account, Forests Forever issues a call to arms for all those concerned with preserving and managing the world's forests today.
Legislative Calendar
Author: United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on Energy and Natural Resources
Publisher:
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Category : Energy policy
Languages : en
Pages : 206
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Publisher:
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Category : Energy policy
Languages : en
Pages : 206
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United States Congressional Serial Set Catalog
Author:
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Category : Government publications
Languages : en
Pages : 688
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Publisher:
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Category : Government publications
Languages : en
Pages : 688
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