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Chosen by Now Magazine as one of the "18 must-read books for fall 2017". Fighting Dirty tells the story of how one small group of farmers, small-town residents, and Indigenous people fought the world's largest waste disposal company to stop them from expanding a local dumpsite into a massive land fill. As one of the experts brought in to assess the impact the toxic waste would have on the community, Poh-Gek Forkert was part of the adventures and misadventures of their decades-long fight. "Fighting Dirty is an inspiring read for all activists battling against the money and power of corporations. It shows that when a small group of determined, committed citizens don't give up, leaders and unexpected opportunities will emerge. When the cause is just, good people can win." -David Suzuki, internationally-renowned environmentalist. "Fighting Dirty is a primer for citizens' groups battling against powerful corporations attempting to override sensible environmental planning. But more than that it tells the story of a community of rural agricultural and Indigenous peoples pulled together by a need to protect the land they love. It's well worth the read." -Gord Miller, ecologist, former Environmental Commissioner of Ontario. "There is nothing as divisive or as exhausting for a rural community as having to fight a corporate waste giant. The story of how a leaking local dump was purchased by the largest waste corporation in the world and then promoted as a mega-landfill for Ontario makes for chilling reading. Fighting Dirty is essential for anyone interested in issues of environmental justice, public process, and the power of grassroots citizen activism." -Charlie Angus, author of Unlikely Radicals: The Story of the Adams Mine Dump War.