…is dead in the water. But it continues to do a lot of economic damage.
4 thoughts on “The Green Movement”
There were real problems with water and air pollution in the late 60’s when the movement was founded. However, the movement itself degenerated into leftist luddism as the real environmental problems were fixed between the late 60’s and early 80’s. Thus, they had to invent faux issues (like global warming) in order to maintain their relevance.
It is also worth noting that the movement completely missed what turned out to be the most serious environmental problem of the time, environmental Lead. This got solved mostly by happenstance. Lead in gasoline was banned starting in 1974 because it damaged catalytic converters. It was later that it was discovered that environmental Lead was responsible for medical and social ills, with Lead being replaced in other applications as well (such as solder used in electronics manufacturing).
I believe environmental Lead was a major contributor to the crime wave of the 70’s, 80’s, and early 90’s.
“I believe environmental Lead was a major contributor to the crime wave of the 70′s, 80′s, and early 90′s.”
Okay, now *that’s* interesting.
An argument I’ve been working on (or at least, my brain has, I’m not terribly sold on it):
1. IF you believe the Earth will one day be uninhabitable; then
2. humanity needs to live without a natural ecosystem; and
3. freeing humanity from dependence on the natural world started with farming; which
4. has taken taken thousands of years; and
5. continued with the industrial revolution; now
5. the best way to continue the process is to go into space.
Basically, we should rejoice in our independence from the natural world and take larger strides to free ourselves completely.
If the green movement is dead, then give it a gravestone. With running electricity and a light-bulb-studded marquee.
There were real problems with water and air pollution in the late 60’s when the movement was founded. However, the movement itself degenerated into leftist luddism as the real environmental problems were fixed between the late 60’s and early 80’s. Thus, they had to invent faux issues (like global warming) in order to maintain their relevance.
It is also worth noting that the movement completely missed what turned out to be the most serious environmental problem of the time, environmental Lead. This got solved mostly by happenstance. Lead in gasoline was banned starting in 1974 because it damaged catalytic converters. It was later that it was discovered that environmental Lead was responsible for medical and social ills, with Lead being replaced in other applications as well (such as solder used in electronics manufacturing).
I believe environmental Lead was a major contributor to the crime wave of the 70’s, 80’s, and early 90’s.
“I believe environmental Lead was a major contributor to the crime wave of the 70′s, 80′s, and early 90′s.”
Okay, now *that’s* interesting.
An argument I’ve been working on (or at least, my brain has, I’m not terribly sold on it):
1. IF you believe the Earth will one day be uninhabitable; then
2. humanity needs to live without a natural ecosystem; and
3. freeing humanity from dependence on the natural world started with farming; which
4. has taken taken thousands of years; and
5. continued with the industrial revolution; now
5. the best way to continue the process is to go into space.
Basically, we should rejoice in our independence from the natural world and take larger strides to free ourselves completely.
If the green movement is dead, then give it a gravestone. With running electricity and a light-bulb-studded marquee.