Abstract
ABSTRACT Taking the St. Lawrence River watershed as a study area, this paper examines grassroots protests that emerged during the 1970s in Québec, New York State, and Ontario. At issue in all three cases was a reaction to large-scale energy projects that many local people believed threatened human health and economic well-being. The essay draws upon what Barry Weisberg termed the “politics of ecology” (1970), in analyzing the strategies and outcomes evident in the three cases. This paper argues that rural people in the watershed employed new and innovative human-nature paradigms as they opposed large public utilities. Across the international boundary, the groups supported one another’s campaigns by sharing information and expertise in their common quest to protect their shared environment.
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