Radical environmentalism

Ill fares the land, to hastening ills a prey, Where wealth accumulates, and men decay. – Oliver Goldsmith. This quote illustrates the shift in focus toward wealth, rather than well-being of the people and its direct relationship with the demise of natural world. In his article titled “Radical American Environmentalism”, Ramachandra Guha debates the ideology behind the spread of “deep ecology” in third world countries by the first world. “Deep ecology is a movement or a body of concepts that considers humans no more important than other species and that advocates a corresponding radical readjustment of the relationships between humans and nature.” Guha does so by pitting the backdrop of a fundamentally dissimilar social and cultural history…

Made particularly prevalent in the characters’ dedication to radical environmentalism, the novel places society’s state of being just or unjust at the center of discussion, such that a careful evaluation of the efficacy of the law may be carried out. Most critically, however, The Monkey Wrench Gang exemplifies how radical activism provides the medium through which new hierarchal powers form, ultimately arising as a product of attempts to overthrow another regime. As the oppressed challenge their…

Jim Igoe received his Ph.D. from Boston University in Anthropology. Dr. Igoe has taught at major universities: the University of Colorado at Denver and the University of Virginia. He also established an NGO called Bridge (Bridge for Indigenous Development and Grassroots Empowerment). This NGO, amongst other things, promotes indigenous conservation efforts. Founded in 1989, Thomson Wadsworth is a provider of books, multimedia and online solutions for the social sciences. In this chapter, Igoe…

Free radicals form when weak bonds split. They need to be stable so they react very fast with other compounds. When the free radical attacks a molecule, it takes an electron, which turns that molecule into a free radical. It is like the domino effect. The body may also create free radicals on its own. It creates them in small amounts so it’s not very harmful to the body. Harmful things in the environment will also create them. The body is only able to handle a certain number of free…

via hydroxyl radical and imbalanced redox homeostasis Redox hemostasis has been shown to be an important factor in the overall aging and neurodegeneration processes in mammalian models; such as, Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s. As a result, redox homeostasis has been a key point of interest in current research. Redox homeostasis is the balance between electrophiles and nucleophiles in a system, more importantly in a biological system. These electrophiles and nucleophiles play an important role in…

Religious radicalism can be determined based off of opposition. When someone is radical they can be bigoted, or use religious text to justify spreading hatred, and violence. Most of the time radicals want their interpretation of their scripture to be seen as the truth, so when there is disagreement they feel threatened, so how are radicals created? Firstly, there are common answers to why radicals are created. Poverty is a known answer, but it is mainly a misconception. Most extremists were in…

Life Server A financially strained Valerie, learns she will be blocked from classes. She reads an email, “Urgent: Please pay your tuition, in order to continue your education.” This is Valerie’s last semester of law school. She visits Academic Advising asking, “Would it be terribly bad if I postponed one semester?” Her advisor responds, “Fill out this form and we will see you upon return.” Valerie despises everything; as she can’t ask her struggling parents for help. Valerie, now needs a job. …

Influence on Modern Environmentalism Through an average American’s point of view it is a common misconception that modern environmentalism has its roots in the radical protests of the 1960s and 1970s, characterized by drug and ‘hippie’ culture. Whilst some more radical grassroots environmental groups or movements could be characterized in this way, the origins of modern environmentalism stem from much earlier in history, all the way back to the nineteenth century. Surprisingly,…

Since the environment is a hot topic in today’s news, many people have strong opinions one way or another about how people should handle environmental problems. The satirical book The Future of Life, juxtaposes two extreme ideas about environmentalism. Edward O. Wilson elaborates on the unproductive nature of headstrong, uncompromising environmental discussions by utilizing exaggerated diction, hyperbolic rhetorical question, and parallelism. By using exaggerated diction, Wilson highlights the…

The era of environmentalism led to numerous laws being passed between the 1960s and 1970s. The U.S. Congress specifically passed a number of legislative measures to restore damage done to the environment and lay the foundation for preventative harm. Many of the actions taken are observable in nature today. Laws from this era that still impact society today include rules mandating air, endangered species, forest resources, and water. However, with the rapidly evolving institutions and industries…