The rape of the wilderness.

Discusses U.S. President George W. Bush's environmental program. Bush's view of nature as a resource to be exploited; How Bush, rather than safeguarding the mountains and forests, is dismantling his nation's environmental heritage; History of environmentalism in the U.S.; Political significance of the wilderness; Establishment of national parks; Bush's exploitation of the environment; Ways that the government is undermining environmental controls; How millions of acres of wilderness are being opened up to logging, mining, oil and gas drilling.