Deep Green Resistance
Posted: Monday, February 20, 2012 - 14:33
I’m continually stunned by how many seemingly sane people believe you can have infinite economic growth on a finite planet. Perpetual economic growth and its cousin, limitless technological expansion, are beliefs so deeply held by so many in this culture that they often go entirely unquestioned. Even more disturbing is the fact that these beliefs are somehow seen as the ultimate definition of what it is to be human: perpetual economic growth and limitless technological expansion are what we do.
Some of those who believe in perpetual growth are out-and-out nut jobs, like the economist and former White House advisor Julian Simon, who said, “We have in our hands now—actually in our libraries-—the technology to feed, clothe, and supply energy...
Posted: Monday, February 13, 2012 - 11:49
Picture an activist, or maybe just a human being. Pretend this person is disturbed by the close cooperation of government and industry, and recognizes the harm this cooperation does to the possibilities of democracy, unions, human rights, and a healthy natural world. Perhaps this person is deeply outraged by the atrocities—against both humans and nonhumans—committed by government and industry. How might this person respond to these atrocities?
Well, literally several times a week I receive emails from people telling me things like, “After all these years, it’s time for a change: I’ve left the conspiracy crowd, I’ve left the lectures on how I’m not taking action. I’m leaving the keyboard and it’s time to do something! I’m going out...