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What’s the Problem With so Many Environmentalists Being White Middle-Class People?

The hypocrisy at the heart of the environmental movement is maddening

• Post author:Paul Abela
• Post published:June 20, 2021
• Post category:Environment

The poor have little time to be concerned about the environment. Their thoughts and actions are focused on providing for their basic needs. Life for the middle class is very different.…

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The hypocrisy at the heart of the environmental movement is maddening

Could the ‘Woke’ Generation Inspire a Social Revolution?

A Silent Revolution has created a movement of disillusioned people who want change

• Post author:Paul Abela
• Post published:June 6, 2021
• Post category:Environment

The term ‘woke’ is used figuratively to refer to someone who is ‘aware’ or ‘well informed’ in a political or cultural sense. They know and understand the world in ways few…

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A Silent Revolution has created a movement of disillusioned people who want change

Are People Behaving Like Sheeple the Cause of the Climate Crisis?

The herd is destroying the world it depends on

• Post author:Paul Abela
• Post published:May 2, 2021
• Post category:Environment

The word ‘sheeple’ is used so often it’s become an official word in the Oxford dictionary. A ‘sheeple’ is docile, foolish and easily led. They are people who conform to the…

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The herd is destroying the world it depends on

Has the Idea of Polar Bears Becoming Extinct Done More Harm Than Good?

A misguided view that the climate crisis is something that will happen elsewhere persists

• Post author:Paul Abela
• Post published:March 28, 2021
• Post category:Environment

One of the first campaigns highlighting the dangers of climate change was that of polar bears becoming extinct due to the Arctic melting. The WWF first raised the alarm in the…

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A misguided view that the climate crisis is something that will happen elsewhere persists

We’re Facing Social Collapse So Why The Optimism?

Optimism bias means we believe we can solve the climate crisis, but this is not a problem that can be 'solved.'

• Post author:Paul Abela
• Post published:January 24, 2021
• Post category:Environment

A recent letter by eminent scientists expressed their alarm that the climate crisis could lead to social collapse by the end of the century. Climate and Earth Scientists are aware of…

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Optimism bias means we believe we can solve the climate crisis, but this is not a problem that can be 'solved.'

Should Nature Have the Same Rights in Law as People?

Our relationship with nature is one of a destructive controller. To change the relationship, we must integrate nature into the law system.

• Post author:Paul Abela
• Post published:December 6, 2020
• Post category:Environment

An explosion on the Deepwater Horizon Oil Rig in 2010 led to 130 million gallons of crude oil gushing into the Gulf of Mexico. The explosion was the result of gross…

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Our relationship with nature is one of a destructive controller. To change the relationship, we must integrate nature into the law system.