How The Government Got in Your Backya..., Jeff Gillman and Eric Heberlig
How The Government Got in Your Backya..., Jeff Gillman and Eric Heberlig
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How The Government Got in Your Backyard
Superweeds, Frankenfoods, Lawn Wars, and the (Nonpartisian) Truth About Environmental Politics

Author: Jeff Gillman and Eric Heberlig

Narrator: Wes Bleed

Unabridged: 8 hr 57 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 02/15/2011

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.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Kris

Overall a fairly balanced discussion. He discusses the FDA and USDA, “organic" produce and GMO foods, fertilizers and pesticide regulations, patents, pollution and climate change, clean energy, and restricted plants like marijuana. Useful for becoming more informed on these political issues. Beware,......more

Goodreads review by Ana

How the Government got in Your Backyard / 978-1-60469-001-9 I read a lot of books on health, food, and government policy, so I was really excited to get this book, but I ended up being very disappointed. Firstly, the tone is very unpleasant. The book waffles between a very snide 'superior' tone - the......more

Goodreads review by Sheryl

The authors did a pretty good job of their stated purpose: giving both points of view on pesticide and other food/animal regulations and letting readers come to their own conclusions. Occasionally, I detected bias one way or the other, but we are all human and a completely objective book would have......more

Goodreads review by Mark

Lots of info in this. Shows both sides of many major issues and looks at it all in a non partisan way. I was expecting something more light hearted and fun, but that’s not at all what I got. I’m ok with this. I learned a lot reading this book. Issues are far more complicated than the media can portr......more

Goodreads review by Andrea

Really interesting book with lots of environmental issues and how the left wing and right wing view the issue.......more

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