‘The Deep Ecology Movement’, Bill Devall (1980) – A Book in Five Minutes, No.7
Channel: ramblinactivist
Date: 2022-01-19

Ramblinactivist 2022/3, 19th January 2022

“Deep ecology, unlike reform environmentalism, is not just a pragmatic, short-term social movement with a goal like stopping nuclear power or cleaning up the waterways. Deep ecology first attempts to question and present alternatives to conventional ways of thinking in the modern West. Deep ecology understands that some of the "solutions" of reform environmentalism are counter-productive. Deep ecology seeks transformation of values and social organization.”

Forty-two years on from its publication, Bill Devall’s paper and its clear critique – now realised in the predicted failure of the movement to make change – deserves a much greater audience. To make meaningful change, we must realise the world within the viewpoint outlined by deep ecological ideas.

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Chapters:
00:00 Titles.
00:26 Introduction.
01:43 ‘The Deep Ecology Movement’.
05:20 Conclusion.
06:30 End credits