| Description |
1 online resource (1 PDF (xvi, 309 pages)) : illustrations, maps |
| Contents |
Introduction Environmentalism energy, and the Hudson River Valley -- Part 1. The growing importance of ecology within environmentalism: Storm King, 1962-1965. 1. The co-optation of establishment environmentalism and the emergence of scenic Hudson -- 2. Scenic Hudson's losing effort -- 3. Scenic Hudson finds ecology and the Zeitgeist -- 4. The politics of Storm King -- 5. The scenic Hudson case. Part II. The struggle between energy and environmentalism: Storm King, 1966-1972. 6. 6. The Federal Power Commission versus environmentalists -- 7. Scenic Hudson attacks Con Ed's political support -- 8. The expansion of environmentalism in the Hudson River Valley. Part III. A new balance of power: Storm King, 1970-1980. 9. The proliferation of lawsuits in the Hudson River Valley -- 10. The sex life of striped bass and Con Ed's near-death experience -- 11. The Hudson River Peace Treaty of 1980 -- Epilogue. The legacy of Storm King, 1980-2012 |
| Summary |
The story of the Storm King Mountain power project involves three things, each of which was undergoing tremendous change in the 1960s and 1970s: environmentalism, energy, and the Hudson River Valley. Some historical background on these topics reveals how they influenced the struggle over the Storm King project |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 269-290) and index |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| Subject |
Electric power-plants -- Environmental aspects -- New York (State)
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BUSINESS & ECONOMICS -- Real Estate -- General.
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Electric power-plants -- Environmental aspects
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| SUBJECT |
Storm King Mountain (N.Y.) http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh91002628
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| Subject |
New York (State)
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New York (State) -- Storm King Mountain
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9780822979555 |
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0822979551 |
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