NYT: Book on Environmentalist (Judi Bari) Creates a Storm

[truthpusher]

http://www.nytimes.com/2005/01/28/national/28bari.html

Book on Environmentalist Creates a Storm
By DEAN E. MURPHY

Published: January 28, 2005

WILLITS, Calif., Jan. 24 - The book signing scheduled here last weekend at Leaves of Grass Books was supposed to be a crowd pleaser. The guest was the author of a new biography on Judi Bari, an anti-logging activist and eco-celebrity who until her death eight years ago lived in a cabin outside of town.

But when the store's owner, Rani Saijo, read the book, she canceled the event. The biography's portrait of Ms. Bari was not a familiar one, but rather something "muddy and murky," Ms. Saijo said, adding, "I felt the intent was to incite people."

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"It felt like a book burning," said Robin Watters, branch manager there.

At one point, Ms. Watters said, the session was halted because those opposed to the book were interrupting Ms. Coleman and calling her a liar. Eventually the author slipped out the back door.

more:
http://www.nytimes.com/2005/01/28/national/28bari.html

[sandnsea]

1. Bradley Foundation

"Much of the opponents' ire has been directed at the publisher, Encounter Books, a small nonprofit based in San Francisco and financed by the conservative Bradley Foundation. Encounter has printed other books critical of prominent liberals, including "The Hillary Trap" and "The Anti-Chomsky Reader."

Original founders of the John Birch Society. They're just popping up all over the place lately.

[librechik]

2. wow--glad there were good citizens there to call the liars out

typical propogandist sneaking out the back way

[MisterP]

3. I didn't know she died:

so she was the one who was arrested for someone else trying to kill her because anyone who isn't licking Georgia-Pacific all over is a turrst and plusungood.