Lessons from comparative and case study approaches to Canadian environmentalism

A review essay on books by (1) Alan Frizzell, & Jon H. Pammett (Eds), Shades of Green: Environmental Attitudes in Canada and Around the World (Ottawa: Carleton U Press, 1997); (2) Jack Glenn, Once Upon an Oldman: Special Interest Politics and the Oldman River Dam (Vancouver: U British Columbia Press, 1999). (3) Joseph G. Jabbra & Onkar P. Dwivedi (Eds), Governmental Response to Environmental Challenges in Global Perspective (Amsterdam & Washington, DC: IOS Press, 1998); (4) Chris Tollefson, The Wealth of Forests: Markets, Regulation, and Sustainable Forestry (Vancouver: U British Columbia Press, 1998); & (5) Jeremy Wilson, Talk and Log: Wilderness Politics in British Columbia, 1965-96 (Vancouver: U British Columbia Press, 1998).