Ronald
Reagan vs.
“environmental extremists”
“environmental extremists”
}End of bipartisan
environmentalism
}Philosophy: “government
is the problem”
}44-member Council on
Environmental Quality fired
}Business &
right-wing think tanks in charge
}Forest Service: John
Crowell, Louisiana-Pacific
}BLM: Robert Burford,
Colorado rancher
}OMB gets veto over new
regulations
}Citizen participation
limited or avoided
}Energy policy: cheap
oil; close Dept. of Energy
}Foreign nations take
lead in alternative energy