Budiansky is an environmental contrarian. Not in the sense of Bjorn Lomborg, since he's not looking to challenge the science. Budiansky is more interested in challenging the essentially romantic assumptions that inform popular views about the environment and what is best for it in favor of more scientific approaches. Also: The earlier review linked to below by cshalizi is well worth reading for those interested to read a much more developed take on this book and the issues surrounding it. ( )

http://bactra.org/reviews/natures-keepers/ ( )