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The Green Zone by Barry Sanders, published by A K Pr Inc in 2009, is a 160-page exploration of the environmental impact of U.S. military actions. This book delves into the broader implications of environmentalism, highlighting that while individual efforts like reusable shopping bags and hybrid cars are important, they are insufficient without addressing the military’s role in ecological degradation. Sanders presents a detailed investigation into how military interventions contribute significantly to the global environmental crisis, examining issues such as fuel emissions, radioactive waste, and defoliation.
Readers will find a thorough analysis based on research from military documents, making The Green Zone a unique contribution to discussions about environmentalism and militarism. The book positions military activity as a major factor in ecological destruction, challenging conventional narratives about environmental responsibility. With insights from urban theorist Mike Davis in the introduction, this edition offers a critical perspective on the intersection of defense policies and environmental conditions in the United States.
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Environmentalism—it’s the word on everyone’s tongue. Reusable shopping bags, hybrid cars, and green home energy solutions allow us to reduce our carbon footprint, but it’s only the tip of the quickly melting iceberg. In the midst of the movement to save the earth, The Green Zone presents a sobering revelation: until we address the attack that the US military is waging on the global environment, the things we do at home won’t change a thing.
This new investigation by author and journalist Barry Sanders examines in detail the environmental impact of US military interventions overseas. In a period of unprecedented scrutiny surrounding the social and economic impacts of the defense policies of the US government, Sanders explores a completely different aspect of the situation and positions military activity as the single-greatest contributor to the worldwide environmental crisis, looking at everything from fuel emissions to radioactive waste to defoliation campaigns.
Based primarily on research culled from documents released or leaked by the military itself, The Green Zone is the first book to provide a comprehensive examination of the relationship between militarism and ecological destruction. Includes a powerhouse introduction by urban theorist Mike Davis.
Barry Sanders is a Fulbright Senior Scholar Grant recipient, has been nominated twice for the Pulitzer Prize, and is the author of eleven books, including Alienable Rights: The Exclusion of African Americans in a White Man’s Land; A is for Ox: Violence, Electronic Media, and the Silencing of the Written Word; and Sudden Glory: Laughter as Subversive History.
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