A Victory for the Grassroots
This chapter narrates the battle over the Arctic Refuge in 1991, the same moment where Chapter 1 began, as refuge defenders struggled to defeat the Johnston-Wallop bill. It weaves together the debate on Capitol Hill with glimpses of Last Great Wilderness slide show tours that were organized and spon...
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crunivncaropr:10.5149/northcarolina/9781469661100.003.0017 2024-06-09T07:41:55+00:00 A Victory for the Grassroots Dunaway, Finis 2021 http://dx.doi.org/10.5149/northcarolina/9781469661100.003.0017 en eng University of North Carolina Press Defending the Arctic Refuge page 146-154 ISBN 9781469661100 9781469661124 book-chapter 2021 crunivncaropr https://doi.org/10.5149/northcarolina/9781469661100.003.0017 2024-05-14T13:13:08Z This chapter narrates the battle over the Arctic Refuge in 1991, the same moment where Chapter 1 began, as refuge defenders struggled to defeat the Johnston-Wallop bill. It weaves together the debate on Capitol Hill with glimpses of Last Great Wilderness slide show tours that were organized and sponsored by the Alaska Coalition, the Northern Alaska Environmental Center, and the Sierra Club. The chapter emphasizes the impact of grassroots activism on the 1991 Senate vote and also discusses the significance of Gwich’in advocacy on Capitol Hill, including a story of Glenna Frost changing one politician’s mind (Representative Wayne Gilchrest) on the issue. By interweaving stories from both Capitol Hill and local communities, the chapter emphasizes how refuge defenders applied the trick-up theory of politics. Book Part Arctic Arctic Gwich’in Alaska UNC Press (The University of North Carolina) Arctic Glenna ENVELOPE(8.573,8.573,63.241,63.241) 146 154 |
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This chapter narrates the battle over the Arctic Refuge in 1991, the same moment where Chapter 1 began, as refuge defenders struggled to defeat the Johnston-Wallop bill. It weaves together the debate on Capitol Hill with glimpses of Last Great Wilderness slide show tours that were organized and sponsored by the Alaska Coalition, the Northern Alaska Environmental Center, and the Sierra Club. The chapter emphasizes the impact of grassroots activism on the 1991 Senate vote and also discusses the significance of Gwich’in advocacy on Capitol Hill, including a story of Glenna Frost changing one politician’s mind (Representative Wayne Gilchrest) on the issue. By interweaving stories from both Capitol Hill and local communities, the chapter emphasizes how refuge defenders applied the trick-up theory of politics. |
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