Let the People Judge

by Echeverria, John D.; Eby, Raymond Booth

• ISBN13: 9781559632775
• ISBN10: 1559632771
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 1995-05-01
• Publisher: Island Pr

Summary

"One of the most serious challenges to environmentalism that has emerged in the 1990s is the so-called Wise Use movement. While operating under the guise of an independent movement of small landowners, it is in reality a backlash against environmental protection measures, funded and organized by corporations with a vested interest in preventing further environmental gains.Let the People Judgecollects the writings of a wide range of thinkers on the Wise Use movement and the controversies that fuel the Wise Use debate.

Table of Contents

Preface
Introduction: Freedom and Responsibility: What We Can Learn from the Wise Use Movement	p. 1
Cloaked in a Wise Disguise	p. 13
Stop the Greens: Business Fights Back by Hook or by Crook	p. 21
Land Mine	p. 27
The "Property Rights" Revolt: Environmentalists Fret as States Pass Reagan-Style Takings Laws	p. 36
Wise Use: Discouragements and Clarifications	p. 45
People for the West!: Challenges and Opportunities	p. 53
Address to the Natural Resources Council of America	p. 57
Taking Back the Rural West	p. 61
Mapping Common Ground on Public Rangelands	p. 69
Wise Use in the West: The Case of the Northwest Timber Industry	p. 82
Wise Use below the High-Tide Line: Threats and Opportunities	p. 119
Sagebrush Rebellion II	p. 130
Not All That Glitters	p. 136
The Takings Issue	p. 143
The Value of Land: Seeking Property Rights Solutions to Public Environmental Concerns	p. 151
The Takings Debate and Federal Regulatory Programs	p. 158
Lucas v. South Carolina Coastal Council: An Enigmatic Approach to the Environmental Regulation of Land	p. 169
"Absolute" Rights: Property and Privacy	p. 182
Jobs and the Environment	p. 191
The Wise Use Threat to American Workers	p. 202
Strategic Overview of the Environmental Industry	p. 208
The U.S. Environmental Industry and the Global Marketplace for Environmental Goods and Services	p. 223
Science, Technology, Environment, and Competitiveness in a North American Context	p. 239
Restructuring the Timber Economy	p. 253
Winning and Losing in Environmental Ethics	p. 263
Economic and Health Benefits of Biodiversity	p. 274
The Endangered Species Act: A Commitment Worth Keeping	p. 278
The Tragedy of the Oceans	p. 285
Taking on Anti-Environmentalists: Step by Step	p. 295
Building Broad-Based Coalitions to Oppose Takings Legislation	p. 304
Finding the Ties That Bind: Coalitions with Agriculture Groups	p. 313
Countering the Resource Abuse Movement	p. 319
Working with the Media	p. 327
Wise Use and the Greater Yellowstone Vision Document: Lessons Learned	p. 339
Working Journalists Speak Out on Wise Use	p. 348
About the Authors	p. 355
Index	p. 361
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