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Summary of Apocalypse Never by Michael Shellenberger: Why Environmental Alarmism Hurts Us All
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Michael Shellenberger, author of Apocalypse Never has had a long career at the intersection of frontline environmental studies and international development. Most recently, he testified before a governmental committee on the dangers of climate alarmism, and has, in recent years, campaigned on behalf of nuclear energy. He is part of a group that calls themselves ecomodernists, with whom he co-authored An Ecomodernist Manifesto.
In the early 90s, he worked and wrote primarily on human rights issues. In the early 2000s, with Ted Nordhaus, he cofounded the Breakthrough Institute, which analyzes climate and energy policies, and American Environics, which analyzes societal values for politicians and public interest groups.
He starts by reminding us of the current state of discourse in environmental activism, with groups such as Extinction Rebellion and figures like Greta Thunberg. He moves on to the misunderstandings of the issues facing the Amazon rainforest and other rainforests around the world. He then takes a look at the problems of plastic and its alternatives, species facing extinction, the use of cheap and exploitative international labor, the history of whaling and Greenpeace, the production of sustainable food, nuclear and renewable energy, and the West’s toxic relationship with environmental action.
Throughout the book he introduces us to key figures in environmental and economic politics, stretching right the way back to the 18th century. He looks at how these people have contributed to (or attempted to mitigate the effects of) climate alarmism.
He also introduces us to key figures from his interactions with ecology and international development. He often refers back to Bernadette, a local farmer in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, and Suparti, a factory worker in Indonesia.
He looks at major events of the past two centuries through the prism of ecology and international development. What results is a fascinating insight into the societal attitudes towards the environment and the future of climate action at both a social and legislative level.
Michael Shellenberger, author of Apocalypse Never has had a long career at the intersection of frontline environmental studies and international development. Most recently, he testified before a governmental committee on the dangers of climate alarmism, and has, in recent years, campaigned on behalf of nuclear energy. He is part of a group that calls themselves ecomodernists, with whom he co-authored An Ecomodernist Manifesto.
In the early 90s, he worked and wrote primarily on human rights issues. In the early 2000s, with Ted Nordhaus, he cofounded the Breakthrough Institute, which analyzes climate and energy policies, and American Environics, which analyzes societal values for politicians and public interest groups.
He starts by reminding us of the current state of discourse in environmental activism, with groups such as Extinction Rebellion and figures like Greta Thunberg. He moves on to the misunderstandings of the issues facing the Amazon rainforest and other rainforests around the world. He then takes a look at the problems of plastic and its alternatives, species facing extinction, the use of cheap and exploitative international labor, the history of whaling and Greenpeace, the production of sustainable food, nuclear and renewable energy, and the West’s toxic relationship with environmental action.
Throughout the book he introduces us to key figures in environmental and economic politics, stretching right the way back to the 18th century. He looks at how these people have contributed to (or attempted to mitigate the effects of) climate alarmism.
He also introduces us to key figures from his interactions with ecology and international development. He often refers back to Bernadette, a local farmer in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, and Suparti, a factory worker in Indonesia.
He looks at major events of the past two centuries through the prism of ecology and international development. What results is a fascinating insight into the societal attitudes towards the environment and the future of climate action at both a social and legislative level.
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It is hard for someone unlettered in the modern sciences to comprehend some of the language used to compress equally more incomprehensible language.
References were made repeatedly to people this reader has never heard of. Unfortunately the summary doesn't effectively summarize the positions of the author. It only seems to reveal those of a vast writing of conflicting views. In short the purpose of buying the summary was to see if the book itself was worth obtaining. My reaction is to pass on the original.
It is hard for someone unlettered in the modern sciences to comprehend some of the language used to compress equally more incomprehensible language.
References were made repeatedly to people this reader has never heard of. Unfortunately the summary doesn't effectively summarize the positions of the author. It only seems to reveal those of a vast writing of conflicting views. In short the purpose of buying the summary was to see if the book itself was worth obtaining. My reaction is to pass on the original.
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