TY  - BOOK
AU  - Gillman,Jeff
AU  - Heberlig,Eric S.
TI  - How the government got in your backyard: superweeds, frankenfoods, lawn wars, and the (nonpartisan) truth about environmental policies 
SN  - 9781604690019
AV  - GE180 .G54 2011
PY  - 2011///
CY  - Portland, Or.
PB  - Timber Press
KW  - Environmental policy
KW  - Political aspects
KW  - United States
KW  - Agriculture and state
KW  - Agriculture and politics
KW  - Science and state
N1  - Includes bibliographical references (p. 220-244) and index; Science, political science, and the science of politics -- Organic food: safer, friendlier, better? -- Pesticides: how dangerous is dangerous? -- Fertilizers: good for the crops, bad for the water? -- Alternative energy: is ethanol overrated? -- Genetic engineering: a time bomb waiting to explode? -- Plant patents: protecting plants or profiteering? -- Invasive plants: kill the aliens? -- Legal and illegal plants: why are the bad guys bad? -- Local restrictions: is your backyard really yours? -- Global warming: natural or man-made? -- Balancing nature and politics
N2  - Explores the American government's response to various environmental problems, including global warming, the energy crisis, the use of pesticides, and genetically modified foods
ER  -