The Green Revolution The Environmental Movement 1962-1992 [Paperback]

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The Green Revolutiondocuments the tremendous change in public awareness and attitudes since the publication of Rachel Carson'sSilent Spring. Sale assesses the growth of national environmental organizations and the influence of scientists and their theories about global warming, the greenhouse effect, acid rain, toxic waste, and biodiversity. And he shows how environmental concerns affect all levels of society and much of our government's legislative and regulatory work.

A book we've been waiting for without knowing it. This short but astute history chronicles the remarkable growth of the American environmental movement. In so doing, it yields some cautious hope that we're well started on the most profound--and most perilous--journey of our history. Bill McKibben

The Green Revolutionis at once a history and a critique of modern environmentalism. It is a virtual primer on current environmental politics. Like all of Sale's books, it is impassioned in its advocacy and provocative in its analysis. Richard White, University of Washington

The Green Revolutionis a fine, well-balanced, concise, up-to-date history of modern environmentalism. It fills a great gap and should be widely used in schools and colleges. George Sessions, Sierra College

I doubt that any 108 pages in the English language come close to educating the reader about the environment--its despoilers and its defenders--as well as Kirkpatrick Sale's small volume.The Green Revolutionis a tour de force. It is a brief but comprehensive, analytical but readable, insightful, factual, current but historical and futuristic. Ralph Nader

Kirkpatrick Sale, writer and lecturer, is a widely respected environmentalist. In addition to numerous articles, Sale has written some halfl"