It took a while, but the recent spate of grossly slanted books, newspaper articles and broadcasts that typecast activists such as myself as environmental wackos waging war against God and country finally got under my skin. While it assumes a variety of forms, the brownlash appears most clearly as an outpouring of seemingly authoritative opinions in books, articles., and media appearances that greatly distort what is or isn't known by environmental scientists. Denial, however, must be distinguished from honest disagreement about matters of fact, logic, data, and evidence that is a normal part of the ongoing struggle to establish scientific truth. The majority of scientists do not support environmentalism 3. Environmentalism is wrong.
Environmentalism has nothing to do with protecting the environment.
Instead, it is about promoting a social or political agenda. Environmentalism is a religion. How Anti-Environmental Rhetoric Threatens Our Future , Island Press, 1996. Written by Jim Norton Visit my anti-environmental myths home page.