Been Brown So Long It Looked Like Green to Me ― The Politics of Nature

This greatest-hits collection of articles and essays by St. Clair, an investigative journalist and founder of the CounterPunch newsletter, looks at environmental politics in America. The volume canvasses the landscape from Ketchikan, AK, to Capitol Hill for the forces behind environmental degradation, from greedy corporate boards to apathetic bureaucrats. Focusing on the West, where he lives, St. Clair writes that he seeks "to undermine the myths that propel the plunder, comforting but destructive illusions such as: the West as an edenic frontier, sustainable forestry, win-win solutions, acceptable risks. And the biggest lie of all: The war on Indians is over." There is also reason for hope, he suggests; he looks, too, at organizers, litigators, and malcontents who are "shaking things up for the better." Annotation c2004 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)