@slothman said:
@cara said:
Enviromental injustices and human rights abuses have often been justified by the argument of it being a direct result of human nature. While I don’t think humans are inherent anti-atruism, nor do i think…
@caroline22 said:
@a_hipp said:
Caroline, the more I thought about more representation or more diverse representation on the boards of environmental organizations, which I also advocated more, the more I wanted to clarify my previo…
@a_hipp said:
I do believe that the root of modern-day environmental problems are derived from the continuation of colonial institutions and the systematic oppression and exploitation of people and resources it flourished on. The readings from…
@a_hipp said:
@caroline22 said:
The course being taken currently, it feels like the most tangible means of change will come from a vast increase in grassroots work. To the point where the government can no longer ignore it. It feel…
@SpencerFier said:
@caroline22 said:
Yeah, thanks thats a great articulation of what I meant- I agree. Thats probably why I believe grassroots have so much more potential at this point- much more specific and in turn, I think they …
@slothman said:
@cara I think the main problem I have with associating the anarchy movement with the environmentalist movement is the fact that corporations are unable to regulate themselves in regards to the environment. Anarchy supports no g…
@ccstein said:
@cara said:
@elle said:
In terms of the ELF, I think the film did a good job of showcasing how the ELF moved towards the arsons as a means of proving their point. While I don’t think the tactic is…
I have heard about many of the organizations that Dowie names in his book, National Audubon Society, Green Peace, Sierra Club, and the U.S. Forest Service are some of them. Nevertheless, I do not think that I was really familiar with the environment…
@Julieta said:
Many politicians in the Third World have excused their exploitation of natural resources under the name of development, and mostly their sovereignty to do with their country what “developed countries” did since hundreds of years…
@ccstein said:
@slothman I think that this is a really interesting point, and a great connection to the readings. I haven't read much on localized indoor farming, but the theory seems very logical, and I'm surprised it hasn't been implemented …
Many politicians in the Third World have excused their exploitation of natural resources under the name of development, and mostly their sovereignty to do with their country what “developed countries” did since hundreds of years ago in their lands a…
My ecological footprint was 2.9 earths, which did not suprise me when I saw that my exceding 40 hours a year of flying was responsible for almost 2/3 of it. I did also play aroung with it, and tried to see if it would change a lot depending in my li…
In recent years, but dating back to the start of industrialization, the environmental issues regarding water and land pollution have become of high interest to me, mostly because of the direct repercussions in the public health of local people. Here…