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The moral certainty of environmentalists
Sorting old papers last weekend, I found letter from London editor about book chapter I contributed to a book about green politics in Europe. I wrote about green lifestyle change, having recently published my first book, Home Ecology. His letter said that he had removed references to meat and butcher shops because “this is a green book.” The certainty of some environmentalists that their particular position is Truth never appealed to me, and the variety of certainties was always amusing. I remember a letter from a reader that said I should have made it clear the only “green” form of education was home schooling. Sounds a lot like religious fundamentalism, doesn’t it?
Posted under Publishing & media, Sustainability.
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Comment from Frederick Ingram
Time: 10 August 2009, 10:08
I wonder if he would consider an indigenous people like the Inuit to be green. Their very existence is centered around animal products.
Comment from Adrian Windisch
Time: 8 November 2009, 15:21
How wonderful to find your blog. I was inspired by your book Home Ecology 10 years ago, and bought some more of your books. Now I’m a green campaigner and director of a charity.
And I live in Berkshire (UK).
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