Inside the Green Lobby
The Fight to Save the Adirondack Park
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2022
Excelsior Editions (Verlag)
978-1-4384-8669-7 (ISBN)
Excelsior Editions (Verlag)
978-1-4384-8669-7 (ISBN)
A veteran environmental lobbyist reveals the behind-the-scenes struggles to address threats to the future of New York's Adirondack Park.
Finalist in the 2023 National Indie Excellence® Awards in the Political Category
Inside the Green Lobby recounts the behind-the-scenes efforts, both at the State Capitol in Albany and the halls of Congress, of a lobbyist for a major environmental advocacy group. Bernard C. Melewski worked to save the six-million acre Adirondack Park from twin threats to its future: the devastating damage from acid rain and the sudden breakup of massive private land holdings that had been intact for almost one hundred years. Starting with the political uproar ignited by the recommendations of New York Governor Mario Cuomo’s 1990 Adirondack Park Commission, and the rejection by the public of a new environmental bond act, Inside the Green Lobby documents the events that led to the sudden acquisition by New York State of tens of thousands of acres within the park that the public now enjoys. From strategy sessions with lobbyists to private meetings with legislators, governors, members of Congress, and even the President of the United States, Melewski recounts engaging and entertaining stories that introduce how environmental advocates successfully pursue legislative and policy change.
Finalist in the 2023 National Indie Excellence® Awards in the Political Category
Inside the Green Lobby recounts the behind-the-scenes efforts, both at the State Capitol in Albany and the halls of Congress, of a lobbyist for a major environmental advocacy group. Bernard C. Melewski worked to save the six-million acre Adirondack Park from twin threats to its future: the devastating damage from acid rain and the sudden breakup of massive private land holdings that had been intact for almost one hundred years. Starting with the political uproar ignited by the recommendations of New York Governor Mario Cuomo’s 1990 Adirondack Park Commission, and the rejection by the public of a new environmental bond act, Inside the Green Lobby documents the events that led to the sudden acquisition by New York State of tens of thousands of acres within the park that the public now enjoys. From strategy sessions with lobbyists to private meetings with legislators, governors, members of Congress, and even the President of the United States, Melewski recounts engaging and entertaining stories that introduce how environmental advocates successfully pursue legislative and policy change.
Bernard Melewski is an environmental attorney, organic farmer, and farm winery owner in Altamont, New York.
List of Illustrations
Acknowledgments
Introduction
1. The Land Campaign
2. The Bowler Boys
3. New York's Big Secret
4. The Canal Canary Sings
5. The Prison in the Park
6. Mary-Arthur and Me
7. Well, I'll Be Damned
8. Timber Rustlers
9. The New Chairman
10. Year of the Moose
11. The Air Campaign
12. The Art of Lobbying
Notes
Index
| Erscheinungsdatum | 04.02.2022 |
|---|---|
| Reihe/Serie | Excelsior Editions |
| Zusatzinfo | Total Illustrations: 53 |
| Verlagsort | Albany, NY |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 152 x 229 mm |
| Gewicht | 227 g |
| Themenwelt | Naturwissenschaften ► Biologie ► Ökologie / Naturschutz |
| Sozialwissenschaften ► Politik / Verwaltung ► Staat / Verwaltung | |
| ISBN-10 | 1-4384-8669-3 / 1438486693 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-1-4384-8669-7 / 9781438486697 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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