Interesting post from Kayla Webley of Off the Bus, who reports (here) that East Tennessee is conservative politically — and environmentally. …conservative here implies much more than tight tax laws and low government interference. To be conservative is, well, to conserve. "It’s been interesting living in East Tennessee because I think it is very muchContinue reading “Green and Conservative in East Tennessee”
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Young Enviro Activist Slams Street Theater
Blunt post from Rachel Barge (here) at the leading youth climate site, It’s Getting Hot in Here, on why environmental street theater is counter-productive. She writes: I think there’s 3 major chain-reaction problems with using street theater as a means to build a movement: 1. We look stupid2. People feel alienated3. ItContinue reading “Young Enviro Activist Slams Street Theater”
A Thoughtful Conservative (really!) Contemplates an Environmental/Political Realignment
Rod Dreher, who edits the Dallas Morning News opinion page, and who last year published a wonderful book called Crunchy Cons, today posts a characteristically long, thoughtful, passionate discussion of how voters concerned about the environment may be in a mood to punish the Republican party. He’s not surprised and thinks such punishment may wellContinue reading “A Thoughtful Conservative (really!) Contemplates an Environmental/Political Realignment”
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