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Chapter 25: What Then Shall We Do? |
Bari, Judi. 1994. Timber Wars. Monroe, MA: Common Courage Press. Speeches, notes, interviews, and articles by a leading activist in the battle over old-growth redwoods in California.
Barker, Mary L., and Dietrich Soyez. 1994. "Think Locally, Act Globally? The Transnationalization of Canadian Resource-Use Conflicts," Environment 36(5):12-18. Proponents and opponents in environmental conflicts such as the James Bay hydropower project are attempting to influence public opinion at home and abroad.
Durnil, Gordon K. 1995. The Greening of a Conservative. Bloomington: Indiana University Press. A conservative businessman argues that preserving the environment is important.
Durning, A. T. (January/February) 1993. "Long on Things, Short on Time," Sierra 78, no. 1:60. We can--and must--make do with less stuff while learning to measure wealth not in dollars but in hours.
Eckersley, R. 1992. Environmentalism and Political Theory: Toward an Ecocentric Approach. Albany: State University of New York Press. A thoughtful discussion of environmental political theory.
Goldsmith, E., et al. (July/August) 1992. "Whose Common Future?" The Ecologist 22, no. 4:122. A special issue devoted to a critique of development and management policies for the global commons.
Hansen, P. 1991. "Canada's Green Plan," Canada Today/d'aujourd'hui 22, no. 1:3. A special issue explaining the comprehensive, nationwide plan to protect and improve Canada's environment following the guidelines of the Brundtland Commission.
Haupt, Lyanda H. 1995. "Scientists in Conservation Activism," Conservation Biology 9(3):691-693. What is the role of science in activist campaigns?
Hawken, P. (April) 1992. "The Ecology of Commerce." INC., 93-100. An interesting discussion of green business by the founder of Smith & Hawken garden products and Erewhon natural foods.
Homer-Dixon, T. F., et al. (February) 1993. "Environmental Change and Violent Conflict," Scientific American 286, no. 2:38. Suggests that competition for resources is causing increasing conflict between nations and ethnic groups.
Livernash, R. (June) 1992. "The Growing Influence of NGOs in the Developing World," Environment 34, no. 5:12. A good overview of Third World NGOs.
Merchant, C. 1992. Radical Ecology: The Search for a Livable World. London: Routledge. An excellent survey of radical environmental politics and ethics including deep ecology, social ecology, green politics, ecofeminism, and spiritual ecology.
O'Callaghan, K. (September/October) 1992. "Whose Agenda for America?" Audubon 94, no. 5:80. An environmentalist looks at the Wise Use Movement and what it wants.
Oelschaleger, Max. 1992. After Earth Day: Continuing the Conservation Effort. Denton, TX: The University of North Texas Press. Conservation politics, philosophy, economy, religion, and activism.
Pepper, David. 1993. Eco-Socialism: From Deep Ecology to Social Justice. London: Routledge. A Marxist analysis of radical activism and green politics.
Poole, W. (November/December) 1992. "Neither Wise Nor Well," Sierra 77, no. 6:58. An environmentalist goes undercover at the Wise Use convention. Who are those guys, anyway?
Smith, A. A. 1993. Campus Ecology: A Guide to Assessing Environmental Quality and Creating Strategies for Change. Los Angeles: Living Planet Press. A guide from the Student Environmental Action Coalition with many examples and case studies of things you can do for a better environment on your campus.
Taylor, D. 1992. (March/April) 1992. "The Environmental Justice Movement," EPA Journal 18, no. 1:23. Part of a special issue on environmental racism.
Tolstoy, Leo. 1886. What Then Must We Do? (1991 reissue translated by Aylmer Maude) Brideford, Devon: Green Books. A chronicle of wretched conditions in 19th-century Moscow together with reflections on right livelihood and meaning of life.
Webster, D. (January) 1992. "Sweet Home Arkansas," Outside. Describes how a group of determined activists are resisting toxic dumping in their backyards. (Reprinted in Utne Reader, July/August 1992, together with an article on "Nimbymania.")
World Resources Institute. 1994. World Resources 1994-95. Washington, DC: World Resources Institute. An excellent source of data and analysis of world resources. This edition has a special section on international nongovernmental organizations.
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