Strategic Ignorance : Why the Bush Administration Is Recklessly Destroying a Century of Environmental Progress

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Summary: Good Book - bad politics
Review: This book states the truth about the Bush administration and its backwards approach to environmental issues, in very interesting and readable fashion. If that is what you're looking for, good - I agree that Bush's environmental policies are terrible. However, to judge all his administration's actions and policies based on this alone is wrong, as this book tends to do. Obviously, some reasons for setting the clock back on environmental standards include 9/11, the poor economy, and his conservative faith. Not that these reasons justify anti-environmental policies, though. The book itself is very good, though, and I highly recommend it.

Rating:
Summary: Good Book - bad politics
Review: This book states the truth about the Bush administration and its backwards approach to environmental issues, in very interesting and readable fashion. If that is what you're looking for, good - I agree that Bush's environmental policies are terrible. However, to judge all his administration's actions and policies based on this alone is wrong, as this book tends to do. Obviously, some reasons for setting the clock back on environmental standards include 9/11, the poor economy, and his conservative faith. Not that these reasons justify anti-environmental policies, though. The book itself is very good, though, and I highly recommend it.

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Summary: Truth that's Stranger Than Fiction
Review: This detailed, and highly readable, account of the Bush administration's predation's on our nation's natural resources will leave you incredulous -- until you see the pages and pages of citations at the end. It's amazing that more people don't realize what's going on, and one can only hope that this book will open some eyes.

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Summary: Laughable propaganda
Review: You know, I've been an environmentalist all my life and I never understood the purpose of some of these special interests. This book is nothing more than election-year rhetoric. Why not write a book about how Americans in general can be better environmentalists themselves rather than pick on politicians? Wouldn't that be more constructive? This is just one-sided political nonsense. I didn't see anything of value - no good debate. Rise above politics!

Rating:
Summary: Laughable propaganda
Review: You know, I've been an environmentalist all my life and I never understood the purpose of some of these special interests. This book is nothing more than election-year rhetoric. Why not write a book about how Americans in general can be better environmentalists themselves rather than pick on politicians? Wouldn't that be more constructive? This is just one-sided political nonsense. I didn't see anything of value - no good debate. Rise above politics!