ocr: Although the USA came early to environmentalism, it has in some respects been overtaken by countries such as Germany. Foodpackaging: is astonishingly wasteful and many cars are still "gas-guzzlers." As the suburban sprawl testifies,its wide open spaces have engendered a somewhat cavalier attitude to aspects ofthe environment. Toan extent which has not been true elsewhere, the ecological movment has been challenged - politically. Protection necessarily involves the regulation of market activities;in the USA such a move is always contentious. The intramontane West is a battleground between those ...
