Environment: Humans’ contempt for the natural world drives environmental destruction

Warning of the destruction of the natural world

Today an excerpt from the forthcoming The Manifesto of Herman Melville by Barry Sanders (available for pre-order via OR Books). Sanders is the founding co-chair at the  Oregon Institute for Creative Research-E4, a two time finalist for the Pulitzer Prize, and the author of fourteen books. "Moby Dick does not so much require reading as it demands tolerance—for the way it disorients readers and provokes them into reflecting," Sanders writes. "Moby…

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Environment: Humans’ contempt for the natural world drives environmental destruction

Environmentalists have failed to transform the underlying social values that drive environmental destruction. Fifteen companies produce 30% of Australia’s greenhouse gases. Mountains provide 60% of our fresh water, but not for much longer. Who is really destroying the environment? Are environmentalists as culpable as governments for failing to protect the environment? A recent essay by Continue reading »