That’s what Time Magazine is wondering (thought, the “climate morons” is my interjection): Foodies Can Eclipse (and Save) the Green Movement
These are dark days for the environmental movement. A year after being on the cusp of passing landmark legislation to cap greenhouse gases, greens are coming to accept the fact that the chance of national and international action on climate change has become more remote than ever. The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) is under attack by newly empowered Republicans in Congress who argue that the very idea of environmental protection is unaffordable for our debt-ridden country. Accustomed to remaining optimistic in the face of long odds, the environmental movement all at once faces a challenge just to stay relevant in a hostile political climate. In 2004, authors Michael Shellenberger and Ted Nordhaus faced a harsh backlash from the greens when they released a polemic essay called “The Death of Environmentalism,” but now it appears they might have been ahead of their time.
Even as traditional environmentalism struggles, another movement is rising in its place, aligning consumers, producers, the media and even politicians. It’s the food movement, and if it continues to grow it may be able to create just the sort of political and social transformation that environmentalists have failed to achieve in recent years. That would mean not only changing the way Americans eat and the way they farm — away from industrialized, cheap calories and toward more organic, small-scale production, with plenty of fruits and vegetables — but also altering the way we work and relate to one another. To its most ardent adherents, the food movement isn’t just about reform — it’s about revolution.
I mentioned the other day the issue of “food security” as it relates to the climate moron “green” movement. I’ve been seeing this meme much more over the last month or so at the websites of the usual suspects. More and more posts about local gardens, making sure the food supply is secure (how about not using it for fuel?), turning roof tops into gardens…oh, hey, look, there’s one now, which wonders if rooftop gardens could settle down the Middle East. Give it a few months, we’ll see if this meme grows. Though, since we are heading towards summer, it might take a back seat to the calls of “extreme weather.”
[…] Are The Climate Morons Moving On To The “Food Movementâ€? I mentioned the other day the issue of “food security†as it relates to the climate moron “green†movement. I’ve been seeing this meme much more over the last month or so at the websites of the usual suspects. More and more posts about local gardens, making sure the food supply is secure (how about not using it for fuel?), turning roof tops into gardens…oh, hey, look, there’s one now, which wonders if rooftop gardens could settle down the Middle East. Give it a few months, we’ll see if this meme grows. Though, since we are heading towards summer, it might take a back seat to the calls of “extreme weather.†[…]