Table of Contents

Preface 1.Red in Tooth and Claw A Compassionate Conservative Joins the Ruthless Right A Connecticut Texan in the White House "Morning in America " Turns Dark Ten Comm ndments for the Hard Right A Shrewd but Reckless Plan 2.A Work in Progress America 's Compact on the Environent Teddy Roosevelt,Conservation Hero Beyond Blind Progress::The New Environmentalism The Plunderers Regroup The Environ- mental Educ tion of Bill Clinton Benchm rks at the Millennium 3.Opening Moves The Wrecking Crew Goes to Work Bush 's Brain and the Sultan of Spin The Wrecking Crew 4.Let the Breather Beware The Right 's Ro ance with Risk The Wizard of Risk What 's in Your Water?Whitman and Arsenic John Graham 's Little List Devalue Thy Father and Thy Mother::The "Senior Death Discount " Kill or Be Killed::Auto Safety for Social Darwinists 5.Clear Skies and Healthy Forests Foul Deeds Behind Fair Words Southern 's Strategy for Dirty Air Breaking with the Clean Air Consensus Clearcut Forests Don 't Burn Fireproofing Profits,, Not Communities The Fire This Time

About the Author

A veteran leader in the environmental movement, Carl Pope has been Executive Director of the Sierra Club since 1992. He has also served on the boards of the California League of Conservation Voters, Public Voice, the National Clean Air Coalition, California Common Cause, Public Interest Economics, Inc., and Zero Population Growth. Pope is the author of two previous books, Sahib: An American Misadventure in India (1971) and Hazardous Waste in America (1981). Paul Rauber is a senior editor at Sierra magazine. Pope and Rauber both live in the San Francisco Bay Area.

Reviews

"The Bush Administration's assault on the environment has been breathtaking in its swiftness, scope, and severity. It is the most concerted effort in our history to roll back the nation's environmental laws and regulations. In Strategic Ignorance, Carl Pope and Paul Rauber clearly dissect the Administration's agenda and methods. More than a wake-up call, this book is a call to arms for defenders of America's priceless natural heritage." - Senator Barbara Boxer "Not since the Gilded Age, when the robber barons bought and sold U.S. corporations and owned the presidency, have the money powers so controlled our government. Carl Pope and Paul Rauber prove that this administration, led by the worst environmental president in history, is devouring not only our rivers, streams, and public lands, but also our democracy. I wish the book were required reading for every politician and citizen...." - Robert F. Kennedy Jr."