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21st February 2012 01:34
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Learning now from environmentalism's failed metaphors
Today, more than 50% of the world's population lives in cities. The move from country to city has been accelerating for decades, and is in itself alarming. Maybe that's just one example, though, of a consequence of the fact that the environmental movement has hugely failed to "market" itself and its importance successfully, around the world?
Another example is that today, almost a majority of the population see environmental action as "extremism", carried out by "extremists". At Avalon we know that the environment truly has been trashed far worse than the MSM are willing to reveal to the public. And that that may ultimately be the biggest issue of all for the human race. Why isn't the urgency of the situation getting through? Why have many of the people in the street not heard of fracking, for instance?
In this video, Dr Peter Kareiva, Director of The Conservancy, argues that the environmental movement has used way too many of the wrong metaphors, and it's time to change them.
"Failed Metaphors and A New Environmentalism"
http://youtu.be/4BOEQkvCook
Any thoughts?
Last edited by TraineeHuman; 22nd February 2012 at 02:43.
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22nd April 2022 15:03
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