How the Government Got in Your Backyard: Superweeds, Frankenfoods, Lawn Wars, and the (Nonpartisian) Truth About Environmental Politics

Gillman, Jeff; Heberlig, Eric

ISBN 10: 1611200059 ISBN 13: 9781611200058

Publisher: Dreamscape Media Llc, 2011

Synopsis

How the Government Got in Your Backyard distills the science, the politics, and the unbiased, nonpartisan truth behind hot-button environmental issues from pesticides to global warming. By clearly representing what the left says, what the right says, what the science is, and what the facts are, Gillman and Heberlig don’t set out to provide the answer - they light the path so concerned citizens can uncover their own true and informed opinion. In this season of political discontent, the unbiased truth about environmental policies - free of political agendas - is as refreshing as it is fascinating. How the Government Got in Your Backyard is not for Republicans or Democrats, liberals or conservatives. It’s for anyone who is ready to get to the bottom line.

About this title

Review:

""Freakonomics "for the gardening set---a must-read for anyone concerned with making our planet a safer place to live. ""--Amy Stewart"

This book condenses the facts in an accessible manner and poses both sides of the debate without preaching either way. --Amy Stewart "East Oregonian ""

"A lively read for a broad audience, from political activists and policymakers to gardeners and anyone who simply wants to know more about these important issues."

A lively read for a broad audience, from political activists and policymakers to gardeners and anyone who simply wants to know more about these important issues. "

Illuminates environmental confusion on a national scale and offers help in making the far-ranging debate easier to understand. Booklist

A lively read for a broad audience, from political activists and policymakers to gardeners and anyone who simply wants to know more about these important issues. Book News

If government issues relating to produce draw your attention, this book may help broaden your thinking. The Packer

You will be very surprised when you read this book. It may change your mind or you may stick to your guns. Either way, you will become informed, more knowledgeable, and be able to separate fiction from fact. Virginia Master Gardeners Association Report

This book condenses the facts in an accessible manner and poses both sides of the debate without preaching either way. East Oregonian

If you want to know the actual science details behind many of today s issues including those that affect gardening, such as chemical fertilizers and GMO s, you owe it to yourself to get this book. BornToFarm.com

Gillman and Heberlig are a horticulturist and a political scientist respectively, and their unique angles allow them to open these issues to the regular folks like me. SuchABookNerd.com
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"Illuminates environmental confusion on a national scale and offers help in making the far-ranging debate easier to understand." --Booklist

"A lively read for a broad audience, from political activists and policymakers to gardeners and anyone who simply wants to know more about these important issues." --Book News

"If government issues relating to produce draw your attention, this book may help broaden your thinking." --The Packer

"You will be very surprised when you read this book. It may change your mind or you may stick to your guns. Either way, you will become informed, more knowledgeable, and be able to separate fiction from fact." --Virginia Master Gardeners Association Report

"This book condenses the facts in an accessible manner and poses both sides of the debate without preaching either way." --East Oregonian

"If you want to know the actual science details behind many of today's issues including those that affect gardening, such as chemical fertilizers and GMO's, you owe it to yourself to get this book." --BornToFarm.com

"Gillman and Heberlig are a horticulturist and a political scientist respectively, and their unique angles allow them to open these issues to the regular folks like me." --SuchABookNerd.com

About the Author:

Jeff Gillman loathes advice that is given without concern for the consequences. He wrote a tell-all book after hearing self-proclaimed experts spouting things such as feeding syrup to plants, and lectures on a variety of topics including homebrewed remedies and organic pesticides.

Eric S. Heberlig is a tenured associate professor of political science at the University of North Carolina Charlotte. He is co-author of Classics in Congressional Politics and American Labor Unions in the Electoral Arena, and of journal articles on legislative, interest group, and electoral politics.

READER BIO

For many years, Wes Bleed could be heard reporting and anchoring the news on WGN Radio in Chicago, nationally for the ABC Radio Network, and hosting Dateline 720. He has a strong reputation as a solid and ethical journalist with a long history in the Chicago media. Currently, Wes is on staff with a public affairs and relations firm. He shares his insights on media, politics and communication strategies with a wide variety of audiences.

About this edition

• Publisher: Dreamscape Media Llc
• Publication date: 2011
• ISBN 10: 1611200059
• ISBN 13: 9781611200058
• Binding: Audio CD