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Crimes Against Nature

Author	Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
Subject	Environmentalism
Genre	Non-fiction
Publication date	3 August 2004
Pages	256
ISBN	978-0-06-074687-2

Crimes Against Nature: How George W. Bush and His Corporate Pals Are Plundering the Country and Hijacking Our Democracy is a 2004 book by Robert F. Kennedy Jr. about George W. Bush.

Publication

Crimes Against Nature was written by Waterkeeper Alliance founder Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and published by HarperCollins.

Synopsis

In the book, Kennedy is fiercely critical of George Bush, accusing him of undermining democracy and damaging the environment. The book's criticism includes the lobbying efforts of American oil company Halliburton, and Bush's appointment of Gale Norton to the role of Interior Secretary.

The book focuses on the fossil fuel industry, the American beef industry and lumber industry, documenting carbon dioxide output and poisoning from mercury and arsenic.

Critical reception

Publishers Weekly notes that Kennedy is critical of Bush and others for using fear to drive the change they want, but that Kennedy himself also uses fear in the book to drive the change he seeks. The review praises Kennedy for making a passionate case.

See also

• Presidency of George W. Bush
• Environmental impact of the petroleum industry

References

1. Lynch, Michael J. (September 2004). "Book Review Essay: HOW BUSH'S CONSERVATIVES WRECKED THE ENVIRONMENT: CARL POPE AND ROBERT F. KENNEDY. Jw. SPEAK OTTT: Criminal Justice Review (Georgia State University)". Criminal Justice Review (Georgia State University). 29 (2): 377–388. doi:10.1177/073401680402900207.
2. Adler, Jonathan H. (2004-10-25). "Environment 9/11: National Review". National Review. 56 (20): 59–60.
3. "Crimes Against Nature". Mother Jones. Retrieved 2023-06-13.
4. ^ "Crimes Against Nature: How George W. Bush and His Corporate Pals Are Plundering the Country and Hijacking Our Democracy by Robert Francis Kennedy, Jr. Kennedy". Publishers Weekly. Retrieved 2023-06-13.
5. Jo Bourne. Crimes against Nature. Geographical 2005;77(11):80. Accessed June 13, 2023. https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&db=f6h&AN=18669797&site=eds-live&scope=site

External links

• Publishers webpage

v t e Robert F. Kennedy Jr.
Founded	Waterkeeper Alliance Children's Health Defense
Writings	The Riverkeepers (1997 book) Crimes Against Nature (2004 book) "Deadly Immunity" (2005 article) The Real Anthony Fauci (2021 book) A Letter to Liberals (2022 book)
Documentary work	Grand Canyon Adventure: River at Risk (2008) Medical Racism: The New Apartheid (2021)
Radio	Ring of Fire
Electoral	2024 presidential campaign
Related	Hickory Hill (boyhood home) Kennedy Compound (boyhood home) The Last Mountain
Kennedy family (family tree)	Mary Richardson Kennedy (second wife) Cheryl Hines (third wife) Ethel Kennedy (mother) Robert F. Kennedy (father) Kathleen Kennedy (sister) Joseph Patrick Kennedy (brother) Michael LeMoyne Kennedy (brother) Kerry Kennedy (sister) Christopher G. Kennedy (brother) Max Kennedy (brother) Douglas Harriman Kennedy (brother) Rory Kennedy (sister) Joseph P. Kennedy Sr. (grandfather) Rose Kennedy (grandmother)

• 2004 non-fiction books
• Books by Robert F. Kennedy Jr.