Confronting Ecological Collapse: Fear, Faith, and the Path to Meaningful Environmental Action
By
Max Wilbert
Crisp on the outside, thoughtful on the inside. A keeper.
Summary
A newsletter article exploring themes of ecological destruction, sustainability, and environmental activism. The author reflects on fear and despair in the face of environmental collapse, while advocating for meaningful action and resistance against industrial destruction. The piece critiques mainstream environmental movements and calls for a biocentric perspective that values all life.
Key quotes
· 3 pulledA no trespassing sign marks the boundary of a tar sands mining operation in Utah, 2014.
Welcome to Biocentric, a newsletter about sustainability, overshoot, greenwashing, and resistance.
It's written by me, Max Wilbert, the co-author of Bright Green Lies: How the Environmental Movement Lost Its Way and What We Can Do About It and co-founder of Protect Thacker Pass.
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