Reviews: Council of State Governments, Human Ecology, National Journal, Perspectives on Politics, Political Studies Review, Tulsa Law Review.
Endorsements:
“This is a convincing and timely assessment of an important, but troubled, federal initiative. Twenty years after a landmark presidential executive order, environmental justice policy effectiveness remains disappointing. Success is possible only if both citizens and policymakers absorb the lessons in this sympathetic but tough-minded book.”
—Christopher H. Foreman, Jr., Professor, School of Public Policy, University of Maryland; Nonresident Senior Fellow, The Brookings Institution; author of The Promise and Peril of Environmental Justice
“What happens when you win? This important volume notes how environmental justice activism and scholarship put the issues of disproportionate exposures by race and income squarely on the federal agenda—and how that agenda was often fumbled in the face of legal issues, bureaucratic obstacles, political resistance, and even an inability to crisply define an environmental justice community. Offering a unique account of the evolution of federal environmental justice policy—and a first-rate analysis of different aspects of that policy, including in the realms of the economy, the courts, and public participation—this is an overdue and very welcome addition to the literature.”
—Manuel Pastor, Professor of Sociology and American Studies & Ethnicity, and Director of Program for Environmental and Regional Equity, University of Southern California
Reviews: Environmental Values, Global Environmental Politics, National Journal, Perspectives on Politics, Political Science Quarterly, Review of Policy Research, Society of Environmental Journalists, Science, Science and Public Policy, Yale Climate Communications.
Endorsements:
“Cheap and Clean is the most important book yet written on how Americans think about energy issues. The authors’ Consumer Model of energy and energy policy preferences is a breakthrough in our understanding of how people think about these issues. The book is essential reading for scholars who study public opinion and energy as well as for policy advocates and policy makers in the field.” Eric R.A.N. Smith, Professor of Political Science, University of California, Santa Barbara
“Cheap and Clean makes an important contribution to our understanding of public opinion and energy. The authors provide interesting insights into how Americans view energy choice and the role of partisan and demographic differences in explaining attitudes on energy. This book is original, engaging, and highly readable.” Robert Duffy, Professor and Chair of the Political Science Department, Colorado State University
“If you are concerned about climate change, energy or the environment, you should read Cheap and Clean. It is the most thought-provoking book on energy I have read in years. Ansolabehere and Konisky are lucid writers, their arguments are persuasive and their message is surprisingly hopeful. Researchers will be challenged by their approach, and policy makers can find considerable wisdom here.” Thomas Dietz, Professor and Founding Director, Environmental Science and Policy Program, Michigan State University
“Ansolabehere and Konisky point out that the attitudes of the American public to energy technologies ultimately will determine our energy future. They give the reader a fascinating report: the public’s preferences are based on perceived costs and harms. These choices have been remarkably stable over time and not predictable by the popular variables of gender or party except on the vital issue of climate change. The public seems to be better informed than our political leaders about our energy future.” John Deutch, Institute Professor, MIT; Former Director of Energy Research, Undersecretary of Energy, U.S. Department of Energy
Endorsements:
“The most important study ever undertaken about the future of Superfund.” Timothy Fields, Jr., former EPA Assistant Administrator, Office of Solid Waste and Emergency Response
“The most thorough examination of the future of the Superfund program. Required reading for anyone with an interest in this complex environmental issue.” Karen Florini, Environmental Defense Fund