Seriously this guy lays it out pretty honestly. He is also the only person I have seen state publicly that the earth will be fine without us, and the real reason we need to “save the planet” is to “save the humans.” Worth the 8 minutes to watch.
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Allan Savory has been saying for 30 years, quite publicly, that the purpose of sustainability efforts is to sustain civilization, not wilderness or wildlife. Ditto James Lovelock, and several others.
Peter: Thanks for the heads up, in retrospect you are right, I just like Bill Nye a bunch :)
I think that George Carlin said that the planet is going to be fine, its the people that are f**ked.
‘ He is also the only person I have seen state publicly that the earth will be fine without us, and the real reason we need to “save the planet†is to “save the humans.†‘
That’s the main thrust of my book, Shane, i.e. “What Matters is What Matters To Us”
Loads of commercial advertising on the Repower America site: what have Nike, Gap, Levis, American Steelworkers Association, Avon, Pepsico, Whole Foods, Exelon (FFS!), Starbucks got to do with saving humanity?
Answer: it’s good PR and great greenwashing.