Environmental conflict in Alaska

Ross, Ken 1937- (Author).

Summary: "In Environmental Conflict in Alaska, Ken Ross presents an account of the salient environmental controversies of Alaska's statehood period. As "the last frontier," Alaska lured unusually fervent devotees of the exploitation ethic who sought to make quick profits or recreate the pioneer experience in a land of minimal regulations. The state also attracted passionate environmentalists - enthralled by natural beauty - who found increasing support from a public anxious about pollution and resource depletion."--Jacket.

Record details

ISBN: 0870815881
ISBN: 9780870815881
ISBN: 087081589X
ISBN: 9780870815898
Physical Description: print
xx, 382 pages : illustrations, maps ; 23 cm
Publisher: Boulder : University Press of Colorado, ©2000.

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 330-353) and index.

Formatted Contents Note:

Polar bear's passage -- Bowhead whales and Eskimos -- Yukon-Kuskokwim geese -- Chilkat eagles -- Wolf control -- Subsistence -- Ancient village, modern bomb : Project Chariot -- Return to Amchitka -- Rampart : developer's dream, nature lover's nightmare -- Sustina : an exercise in power politics -- Oil pipeline changes everything -- Oil on the oceans -- Land deal of the century -- Managing federal lands -- Trouble in the Tongass -- Arctic wilderness : a question of values -- Alaskan environmental organizations -- Trends and prospects.