Canaries on the Rim: Living Downwind in the West

Author: Chip Ward
Publisher: Verso
1999

 

An eco-activist's angry wake-up call about the harm being done to the environment by polluters, both military and industrial, and the need for citizens to seize power over the technological bullies in their neighborhood.

“This book is a must read. For the beauty of the nature writing, for the humor, the intelligence, and the details on a community organization becoming a national power.” —Sierra Club