Category: Environmentalism
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What is Fueling the L. A. Fires?
The obvious answer in terms of tinder-dry flammable materials, the Santa Ana winds, etc. does not cut deep enough. Ideologically, nature idolatry plays a major role in the ferocity, force, and human impact of the L. A. fires. Their source is in radical environmentalism. Radical environmentalism, as opposed to a wise stewardship of nature, is…
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Earth Day 2024
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Earth Day 2022
Maverick Philosopher doesn't celebrate anything as politically correct as Earth Day. Maverick Philosopher celebrates critical thinking. So I refer you to William Cronon's The Trouble with Wilderness; or, Getting Back to the Wrong Nature. A rich and subtle essay. Excerpt: Many environmentalists who reject traditional notions of the Godhead and who regard themselves as agnostics or even atheists nonetheless express feelings…
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Energy Policy: The Dementocratic Approach
I gassed up the Jeep Wrangler this morning to the tune of 62.83 semolians for 13.787 U. S. gallons of regular at $4.499 per gallon at Costco in Mesa, Arizona. The line was not bad at all a little before noon. Victor Davis Hanson comments on the big picture: Climate-change moralists love humanity so much…
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Recycle or Dump in the Trash?
My wife recycles religiously. I have long been agnostic about its value and efficacy. Here is an article by Ross Pomeroy that supports my skepticism. Just as I suspected, a lot of what people dutifully recycle, after wasting water washing the containers, gets thrown into landfills anyway. My wife's a good Catholic girl. She doesn't…
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Earth Day 2015: Earth as Idol
Maverick Philosopher doesn't celebrate anything as politically correct as Earth Day. Maverick Philosopher celebrates critical thinking. So I refer you to William Cronon's The Trouble with Wilderness; or, Getting Back to the Wrong Nature. A rich and subtle essay. Excerpt: Many environmentalists who reject traditional notions of the Godhead and who regard themselves as agnostics or even atheists…