The Riverkeepers

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Amodern-day Dávid and Goliath tale, The Riverkeepers is an impassioned firsthand account by two advocates who have taken on powerful corporate and government polluters to win back the river they love. John Cronin and Robiért F. Kennedy, Jr., report írom the frontline of environmental activism, the Hudson River Valley, to teli us how we too can fight and win by reclaiming a fundamental right that dates back to the Magna Carta- the right to defend and enjoy our invaluable natural resources. Once an inspiration to writers and artists and a rich source of livelihood for fishermen, the Hudson River by the 1960s had been transformed from a national treasure into a national joke. Giant corporations and federal, state, and local government had turnéd the river into their own priváté sewer. Six years before the first Earth Day, fishermen organized an unprecedented blue-collar campaign that confronted polluters with their crimes. They fought to protect the river for the sake of humanity- for... Tovább

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Amodern-day Dávid and Goliath tale, The Riverkeepers is an impassioned firsthand account by two advocates who have taken on powerful corporate and government polluters to win back the river they love. John Cronin and Robiért F. Kennedy, Jr., report írom the frontline of environmental activism, the Hudson River Valley, to teli us how we too can fight and win by reclaiming a fundamental right that dates back to the Magna Carta- the right to defend and enjoy our invaluable natural resources. Once an inspiration to writers and artists and a rich source of livelihood for fishermen, the Hudson River by the 1960s had been transformed from a national treasure into a national joke. Giant corporations and federal, state, and local government had turnéd the river into their own priváté sewer. Six years before the first Earth Day, fishermen organized an unprecedented blue-collar campaign that confronted polluters with their crimes. They fought to protect the river for the sake of humanity- for its ability to enrich communities economically, spiritually, and culturally. Out of this activism grew Riverkeeper, the organization that has helped restore the Hudson and inspire a nation. Drawn together from very different backgrounds, John Cronin and Róbert F. Kennedy, Jr., are Riverkeeper's energetic leaders. John was born in Yonkers into the first generation of children who couldn't swim in the Hudson because of pollution. Later he rediscovered the river as a commercial fisherman and went on to become its celebrated advocate, the Hudson Riverkeeper, tracking down and investigating illegal polluters. Bobby at an early age developed an ardent appreciation for the natural world. His father taught hiin a steadlast commitment to the democratic system, which he brought to his work as chief prosecuting attorney for Riverkeeper. Revealing shocking stories of commonplace environmental crime-from drinking water tainted with hospitál waste to fish populations contaminated Vissza