The Death of Environmentalism: GlobalWarming Politics in a PostEnvironmental World by Michael Shelle

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The Death of Environmentalism Global-Warming
Politicsin a Post-Environmental Worldby
Michael Shellenbergerand Ted Nordhaus

• Were in a cultural war over core values and a
  vision of the future.
• Who sets the terms for debate?
• Global Warming is also about poverty and war.
• The problem is us!
• If you want people to act we need to discuss
  all issues as being related to each other.
• Preparing for the future as opposed to always
  reacting - is part of the environmental
  problem.
• We need to identify those obstacles that keep us
  from moving forward.
• There is this inability for environmentalist to
  form effective alliances/coalitions.
• Develop dreams not nightmares!
• We need to work together to develop core values.

• After reading The Death of Environmentalism,
  review the outline left column and write a
  response to Shellenberger and Nordhaus -
  indicating whether you agree or disagree, and to
  what extent, with their conclusions.
• Also consider the following questions.
• Is this article a possible blueprint for change?
• Why have they chosen to overlook the progress of
  the past 30 years?
• Can science no longer be used as a means for
  changing our core values?