Environmentalism is well intended but harmful

Friday, April 13, 2007

On the surface, environmentalism looks and sounds beautiful. Pristine forests, open spaces in the neighbourhood, organic food, solar energy, herbal medicine, electric and hydro fuel cars.

With a few exceptions, the environmentalists seem to be yearning for life as it was in the Garden of Eden. Anything else is viewed with contempt; coal and nuclear power stations, fertilisers, large scale dams, skyscrapers, DDT to fight malaria, GM seeds, mining, oil companies, 4x4s, airliners, whaling and commercial fishing, firewood, hunting, cattle ranching, cold storage, commercial banks, guns and the military.

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Environmentalism is well intended but harmful

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