Posts Tagged ‘environmentalism’

What Is Bjørn Lomborg Trying to Achieve?

October 27, 2013 by Keith Kloor | Filed in climate change, communication, environmentalism, select | 35 comments

https://www.allthingsheartandhome.com/japandi-kitchen/ In the latest issue of Cosmos magazine, I have a piece on Bjørn Lomborg, who, as I write, shot to fame in 2001 with his first book, The Skeptical Environmentalist, a broad critique of the environmental movement that infuriated many ecologists and greens. The notoriety transformed the little-known Danish statistician into a globe-trotting public intellectual. Since then,…Continue Reading…

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Our Fraught Relationship with Technology

September 19, 2013 by Keith Kloor | Filed in Anthropocene, climate change, Energy, environment, environmentalism, fracking, global warming, select | 6 comments

https://www.hawkalumni.org/alumni-spotlight/ For those of us fortunate enough to be born into the right circumstances, life is good, with antibiotics, modern dentistry, vaccines, climate-controlled homes, big-screen TV’s, smart phones. The sum of this, however, is worrying to some: What is the toll to the planet, to the ecosystems that support us and the rich diversity of animals and…Continue Reading…

The Future of Conservation

July 26, 2013 by Keith Kloor | Filed in Anthropocene, conservation, conservation biology, environmentalism, select | 4 comments

I’m tempted to cut to the chase and tell you at the outset that conservationists have come a long away from the sense of urgency that in the mid-1980s gave birth to the field of conservation biology, which Michael Soule defined as a “crisis discipline.” True, for foot soldiers carrying the biodiversity flag the core mission…Continue Reading…

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Which Would You Choose: Nuclear or Coal?

July 12, 2013 by Keith Kloor | Filed in climate change, environmentalism | 25 comments

https://seventhplanehealings.com/index.php/theta/ Earlier this year, I wrote a piece for Slate that probed the argument for nuclear power, which, in a nutshell, is based on the climate change imperative. I didn’t sugarcoat the serious obstacles to a nuclear build-out. I also said that solar and wind should be ramped up. At the same time, I sided with…Continue Reading…

Can We Take Earth Day Seriously, While Also Mocking It?

April 22, 2013 by Keith Kloor | Filed in earth day, environment, environmentalism, select | 3 comments

Order Ultram Online As Reuters puts it: If the environmental movement has a high holiday, Earth Day is it. After four decades, the annual celebration of good deeds and eco-awareness in the United States is as meaningful to environmentalists as St. Patrick’s day is to the Irish. Both annual events are green and festive. One is a sanctioned…Continue Reading…

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Can We Let Go of Mother Nature?

April 3, 2013 by Keith Kloor | Filed in environment, environmentalism, nature, select | 7 comments

One of the first and best critiques I read of contemporary environmentalism appeared in a well known progressive magazine. The author took the green movement to task for its romanticization of nature and “its deep suspicion of all things technological.”  He also criticized environmentalism’s demonization of biotechnology and the “crusade” waged against it, which he…Continue Reading…

Why Are Greens Seduced by Anti-Biotech Charlatans?

March 31, 2013 by Keith Kloor | Filed in biotechnology, environmentalism, GMOs | 61 comments

To understand just how mainstream anti-GMO sentiment is within environmentalism, check out this event held several weeks ago at Audubon’s educational center in Greenwich, Connecticut. The promo: Two films and speakers about genetically engineered seeds; the history & future of farming; and why leading scientists think GMOs threaten human health and sustainabile food production systems. I really wanted to attend…Continue Reading…

The Future of Missionary Environmentalism

March 27, 2013 by Keith Kloor | Filed in select | 36 comments

https://prsaboston.org/6200-2/ Anyone familiar with environmentalism knows how earnest it is. Saving the planet is serious business, right? Ever watch panels where people are talking about climate change or endangered species? These people don’t joke around, they don’t poke fun at themselves or their cause. Because it is a righteous cause, and they are righteous people. Environmentalists,…Continue Reading…

The Sacred Messenger

March 13, 2013 by Keith Kloor | Filed in agriculture, biotechnology, environment, environmentalism, genetic engineering, genetically modified foods, GMOs, select, Vandana Shiva | 9 comments

Once upon a time, long before a recent wave of ideological zealotry drove the Republican party to cleanse itself of moderates, appeals for GOP comity were often couched in Ronald Reagan’s eleventh commandment: Thou shalt not speak ill of any fellow Republican In liberal and environmental circles, a similar dictate seems to now hold, with respect…Continue Reading…

Is Localism a Retro Fad or a Blueprint for Sustainability?

March 9, 2013 by Keith Kloor | Filed in climate change, ecology, environmental activism, environmentalism, localism, select, sustainability | 15 comments

As someone who tracks environmental discourse in real time, I find it valuable to step back on occasion and look at how public attitudes are shaped. For that, I depend on the work of scholars. One book from 2008 that I’ve only just read explores how several major contemporary environmental themes have been expressed culturally,…Continue Reading…

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