Howard R. Ernst, professor of political science at the United States Naval Academy in Annapolis, Maryland, is the author of Chesapeake Bay Blues.

Hailed by Robert F. Kennedy Jr. as 'a must read for anyone concerned about environmental protection,' this challenging book provides a wake-up call for those concerned about the future of the Chesapeake Bay and other endangered waterways around the globe. While blunt in his evaluation of past and present failures to restore the Bay, Ernst believes that there is still time to turn around the restoration effort and sets out new 'dark green' strategies to do so.

Chapter 1 Preface Chapter 2 Acknowledgments Chapter 3 Chapter 1: Debunking the Light Green Paradigm Chapter 4 Environmental Conflict: A Clash of Values Chapter 5 Dark Green Environmental Thought Chapter 6 Light Green Environmental Thought Chapter 7 Cornucopian Thought Chapter 8 The Political Dead Zone Chapter 9 Chapter 2: The Polite Politics of Light Green Environmentalism Chapter 10 Environmental Economics 101 Chapter 11 The Long Struggle for Sensible Environmental Management Chapter 12 Recent Developments in Regional Management Chapter 13 A Model of Success or a Model of Deception? Chapter 14 The Sticky Sweet Stuff of Light Green Environmental Promises Chapter 15 Chapter 3: Environmental Journalists, Our Endangered Filter Feeders Chapter 16 Why Environmental Journalism Matters Chapter 17 The State of Journalism in America Chapter 18 The State of Environmental Journalism in America Chapter 19 Understanding the Environmental Beat Chapter 20 Goals of the Environmental Reporter Chapter 21 Elements of Career Success for Environmental Journalists Chapter 22 How Editors View Their Readers Chapter 23 Chapter 4: Environmental Advocacy in the Dead Zone Chapter 24 In Defense of Sacred Places Chapter 25 The Belly of the Beast Chapter 26 The Outside Game Chapter 27 Media Master Chapter 28 The Last Word Chapter 29 Notes Chapter 30 References Chapter 31 Index Chapter 32 About the Authors