The tide is turning against environmentalism as the political right industry and governments fight back. Green Backlash is a controversial expose of the anti-environmental movement. Tracing the rise of the backlash from the Wise Use movement in the USA the author reveals its rapid spread worldwide: the anti-roads movement in the UK forestry debates in Canada and Australia marine resource issues in Europe South-East Asia and controversies such as the Brent Spar. The backlash is set to get worse as the resource wars intensify. This book offers a greater understanding of the challenges and threats facing global environmentalism concluding that the environmental movement now has a chance to re-evaluate and change for the better to beat the backlash - a chance that must not be missed. . Language: English