{"product_id":"bush-versus-the-environment-robert-s-devine-9781400075218","title":"Bush Versus the Environment","description":"Since becoming president, George W. Bush has walked away from the Kyoto Protocol, pushed for oil drilling in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge, undermined protections for endangered species and wilderness, and retreated from his campaign pledge to regulate carbon dioxide. But the president's agenda reaches deeper than these well-known policies. In \u003cb\u003eBush Versus the Environment\u003c\/b\u003e, Robert Devine shows how the White House is quietly undermining the entire system of environmental safeguards that has developed over the past thirty years. The administration's tactics include: \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e-Encouraging lawsuits against the federal government that challenge existing environmental laws, and then feebly defending the cases in court.\u003cbr\u003e-Ignoring science that doesn't support the president's goals, and pressuring government scientists to produce the results the administration wants.\u003cbr\u003e-Using fuzzy math to overestimate the costs and underestimate the benefits of regulations that protect human health and the environment, which can lead to the elimination of much-needed rules. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThese are just a few of the administration's strategies, which are being pursued beneath the radar of a public that overwhelmingly supports environmental protections. \u003cb\u003eBush Versus the Environment\u003c\/b\u003e is a compelling and important look at one of the most important issues facing America today, one that will have consequences that last long after Bush has left office.\u003ci\u003e \u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Robert S. Devine\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1400075211\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781400075218\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Knopf Publishing Group\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/08\/2004\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 288\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.50lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.06h x 5.22w x 0.63d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly\u003c\/i\u003e 04\/05\/2004 pg. 49\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eBooklist\u003c\/i\u003e 05\/01\/2004 pg. 1528\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Review of Books\u003c\/i\u003e 06\/10\/2004 pg. 32\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal\u003c\/i\u003e 06\/01\/2004 pg. 172\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eKliatt\u003c\/i\u003e 01\/01\/2005 pg. 32","brand":"Robert S. Devine","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":46571068915967,"sku":"9781400075218","price":14.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_99815af6-2200-4c29-a31c-d1abc6353c08.jpg?v=1738807154","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/bush-versus-the-environment-robert-s-devine-9781400075218","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}