Cloak of Green: The links between key environmental groups, government and big business

The links between key environmental groups, government and big business. [rear cover:] "In this book award-winning reporter Elaine Dewar explores the links between key environmental groups, government and big business. Written like a mystery, \*Cloak of Green\* follows the author from a Toronto fundraiser for the Kayapo Indians of Brazil to the Amazon rainforest and the global backrooms of Brasilia, Washington and Geneva. Along the way she meets some fascinating people--Anita Roddick of the Body Shop, businessman-politician Maurice Strong, and activists who run key Canadian and American environmental groups. She also examines some disturbing questions about these groups, about 'green' corporations and about government: \* Why are some environmental groups using misleading information in their fund-raising efforts? \* Why are some key environmental groups in Canada and the U.S. compromising their independence by accepting funds from government and big business--and putting representatives of these interests on their boards? \* Why do ordinary Canadians who contribute to environmental groups like Pollution Probe, Energy Probe and the World Wildlife Fund have little or no say in running these groups? \* Why is the Canadian government channelling funds to foreign charities that play an active role in politics in their home countries? \* Why is the Canadian government trying to influence the agendas of foreign environmental groups? Most concerned citizens trust environmental groups to fight on behalf of the public for sensible solutions to the world's environmental problems. That was what Elaine Dewar believed when she started work on this story. But she discovered that our trust can sometimes be misplaced, as you will see in this revealing and disturbing book." Cloak of Green - Front Cover Title Page Printer's Imprint Dedication Contents Acknowledgements List of Acronyms Part I 1. Green Dreams (Red Flags) 2. The Handmade Jungle 3. Plane Dollars and Sense 4. A Sierra Club Soiree 5. Enter Brascan 6. An Activist’s Progress 7. Cultural Survival 8. Green Grease Part II 9. Déja Vu 10. The Agenda 11. The Body Shop 12. Flying Down to Rio 13. A Trip to No Man’s Land 14. Seeing Is Believing 15. The Centre 16. Canadian Jeitinho 17. The Kayapo Are Coming—Again Part III 18. The Honourable Poor Boy 19. The New Leviathan 20. Connections 21. Inside/Outsiders 22. Progressive Communications 23. On with the Show 24. O Brave New World Notes Chapter 1 Chapter 2 Chapter 3 Chapter 4 Chapter 5 Chapter 6 Chapter 7 Chapter 8 Chapter 9 Chapter 10 Chapter 11 Chapter 12 Chapter 13 Chapter 14 Chapter 15 Chapter 16 Chapter 17 Chapter 18 Chapter 19 Chapter 20 Chapter 21 Chapter 22 Chapter 23 Bibliography Books Articles Reports and Testimonials Authored Reports Group Reports Corporate Reports Nongovernmental Organization Reports Documents Selected Popular Articles Archival Sources Index About the Author Rear Cover Elaine Dewar. Includes Bibliographical References And Index.