Sentences with phrase «for modern environmentalism»
On Earth Day 1971, the cartoon character Pogo offered up a catchphrase for modern environmentalism that threatens to become its Achilles Heel: «We have met the enemy, and he is us.»
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The Invention of Nature By Andrea Wulf Vintage • $ 17 • ISBN 9780345806291 Wulf's biography of visionary German naturalist Alexander von Humboldt, whose ideas paved the way for modern environmentalism, was named one of the 10 best books of 2015 by the New York Times.
Not exact matches
Modern American environmentalism shares two unusual characteristics with the animal advocacy movement: a need for allies to speak on behalf of those who lack political power of their own (ecosystems, farmed animals) and a strong focus on consumer change (recycling, veganism).
«Forty - five years ago the founders of Scenic Hudson saved a mountain and launched modern environmentalism — winning the right for citizens to have a say in development projects proposed for their community.
Against Nature created a furore after it was broadcast in Britain, not least for its extraordinary claims that modern environmentalism has its roots in Nazi Germany and that self - interested environmentalists are responsible for enormous suffering in the Third World.
The success of modern environmentalism hinges on victories in the political arena, and will depend to some extent on how well we are able to understand with those who disagree with us, to communicate why we want to keep our children's children from despising us for «wasting all the future's fuel and probably screwing up the climate.»