Word: conservationism
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IT'S 1990 and environmental awareness is trendy. Earth Day is a "hot topic." But current environmentalism has become a widespread fad by sacrificing rigorous standards of conservation. The issues being discussed and the changes being demanded are the kind that nearly everyone can support. They are moderate. In return...
BUT they won't, because Earth Day has been sold. In order to create a multi-million dollar, coast-to-coast celebration, Earth Day organizers have chosen to rely on the support of corporations, cooperating with those who continue to destroy the planet even as they contribute to a celebration...
Earth Day seems to be proceeding along the same meteoric path. Judging from the publicity, the event is the celebratory culmination of an enormous conservation effort, after which we can all breathe easy and return to the status quo. This kind of complacency is what Earth Day should be rooting...
WHEN Earth Day was first celebrated 20 years ago, few people other than hard-core liberal activists and tree-hugging environmentalists took part. Today, in the wake of high-profile environmental disasters and increasing media coverage of environmental issues, preserving the environment has become a hot issue du jour. Even...
Although preserving the environment is an issue that cuts across the political spectrum, liberals have traditionally carried the bulk of the weight in the struggle. Indeed, the message of Earth Week is best captured by the popular liberal bumper-sticker, "Think globally, act locally." This week's lectures and discussions...