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"Environmentalism in Latin America" published on by Oxford University Press.

Discussion opens with a depiction of the 23 Oct 1995 railroad tank car explosion in Bogalusa, LA, as a way to outline the conflict between radical environmentalists (counterculturalists) & progressives (liberal capitalists & socialists). The modernist critique that radical environmentalism (ie, deep ecology) has affinities with early-20th-century nature-worshipping, reactionary movements is then examined. A progressive thread is discerned in deep ecology & ecofeminism despite their unyielding critique of modernity's drive to dominate nature. Attention turns to Ken Wilber's cosmological narrative, which seeks to reconcile radical environmentalism & modern progressivism. Some consideration is given to the idea of spirituality as a key facet to deep ecology. It is concluded that reconciling progressivism & environmentalism is critical to a positive & transcendent postmodern consciousness. J. Zendejas

Addresses the implications of broad shifts in environmental politics for environmentalism & progressive politics. An updated summary of the themes & contentions in the author's Environmentalism and the Future of Progressive Politics (1989) is offered before reflecting on the ideological & political relevance of the Cold War's end & the fall of the far Left. Attention turns to globalization & the retrogressive impacts of capitalism. The implications of globalization for the politics of wealthier nations are considered, addressing the increasingly closed nature of current global decision making & the politics of deregulation. A look at the development of 1990s environmental politics focuses on the potential for new perspectives & postregulatory environmental policy tools, noting that many pro-sustainability public policies are nonregulatory & can be structured in a manner that benefits the socioeconomic condition of disadvantaged North American groups. J. Zendejas