{"id":53686,"date":"2024-02-08T07:31:35","date_gmt":"2024-02-08T12:31:35","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rightwinggranny.com\/?p=53686"},"modified":"2024-02-08T07:31:35","modified_gmt":"2024-02-08T12:31:35","slug":"recognizing-the-major-problems-in-the-environmental-movement","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rightwinggranny.com\/?p=53686","title":{"rendered":"Recognizing The Major Problems In The Environmental Movement"},"content":{"rendered":"

On Wednesday, Stream<\/a> posted an article by a former environmentalist listing five reasons why he gave up “green policies.”<\/p>\n

Here is the list:<\/p>\n

Failed Climate Change Predictions<\/strong><\/p>\n

Science is about accurate prediction. If Newton\u2019s theory had failed to predict how apples fall, then it would be useless.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Few scientists have been as bad at this (basic) job as climate scientists. In one of the most comical episodes I\u2019ve ever seen, climate scientists erected signs in Glacier National Park predicting its glaciers would be gone in 2020 \u2014 only to be forced to leave the signs\u00a0after<\/em>\u00a0the predictions proved false<\/a>. For a year, tourists to the park were met with a monument to the legacy of climate science: They stood looking simultaneously at glaciers \u2026\u00a0and<\/em> the sign that promised, on the good authority of climate science, that the glaciers were not there.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Where Did the Wild Spaces Go?<\/h4>\n

Thoreau said of nature: \u201cWe need the tonic of wildness.\u201d Thoreau was right about me at least. One of my primary motives for being an environmentalist was that I believed natural wild spaces were good for the soul.<\/strong><\/p>\n

…And that brings us to wind farms. I hate wind farms. They kill birds<\/a>\u00a0and destroy forest habitats. The blades are made of materials that\u00a0fill waste dumps and can\u2019t be recycled<\/a>. They require lithium batteries that have to be\u00a0mined with methods that create the very kinds of problems<\/a>\u00a0the \u201cclean energy\u201d movement is supposed to solve.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Politics Over Facts<\/h4>\n

Speaking of facts: The relationship between science and politics only works when the causal arrow between them goes\u00a0from<\/em>\u00a0scientific facts\u00a0to<\/em>\u00a0politics.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Bullying Over Debate<\/h4>\n

One of the clear signs that a movement is rotten is when it resorts to silencing its opponents rather than debating them. The modern \u201cgreen\u201d movement contains the worst set of bullies I\u2019ve ever seen; indeed, they serve as primary fodder for my forthcoming book called\u00a0Liberal Bullies<\/em><\/a>.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Lack of a Cost\/Benefit Analysis<\/h4>\n

Even at the height of my pro-environmentalist sentiment, I wasn\u2019t opposed to all oil drilling. I know we need energy; I use it every day. I just wanted moderation that purposefully preserved a significant amount of wild nature. Well, across the board, the green movement increasingly just bludgeons us with simple-minded ideas that ignore the obvious costs of their policies.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Keep in mind that list comes from someone who at one time supported the green energy movement. It’s time for the rest of the supporters of the movement to wake up.<\/p>\n

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