Today’s show features the second half of a fascinating conversation I had with Patrick Hunnicutt, Assistant Professor of Environmental Administration at the University of Oregon.

Patrick is the co author of a yet to be published research project called Poisoning the Well: Process, recognition, and opposition to environmental policy in rural America.

His research argues that grievances rooted in procedural injustice, for instance, the perception of resource extraction dependent communities that they are excluded from meaningful participation in land management decisions affecting them, is a key and overlooked factor in rural resentment and environmental obstructionism.

This is one of my favorite conversations I’ve had in a long time, and while Patrick and I disagree in places, I think the arguments he makes are so important for environmentalists to grapple with.

Today in part two, we get into lessons the environmental community can learn from the history of the Timber Wars, why supporting rural timber workers is good strategy, and a lot more.

Patrick's Book Recommendations:

Rise of the American Conservation Movement: https://www.dukeupress.edu/the-rise-of-the-american-conservation-movement

Anatomy of a Conflict: https://www.ubcpress.ca/anatomy-of-a-conflict

Strong Winds and Widowmakers: https://www.press.uillinois.edu/books/?id=p086823

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