RE: RE: Greens Are the Real Energy Problem

Steve Brenneis responds to Nomen Nescio:

"...the same greedy drone behavior that got us to this point."

And which point would that be? Prosperity? Security? If so, I'll have some more of that greedy drone behavior, please.

The biggest problem with radical environmentalists is the never-ending chicken little act.

Breed less? Who gets to decide who breeds and who doesn't? According to the wild-eyed fanatics in most of the fringe environmentalist organizations, only vetted environmentalists should be allowed to breed. What a surprise!

Consume less? Consume less of what? Fossil fuels? Why? There is a substantial body of evidence to suggest that the alarmist predictions of the 1970's that fossil fuels are in disastrously short supply is false. Assuming we really wanted to consume less, who decides who can consume how much of what? Why environmentalists, of course! More surprises.

Replace fossil fuels as we can? Wait a minute. Radical environmentalists screech that fossil fuels are disappearing resources that take millions of years to replace. If it was possible for us to replace them in non-geologic timeframes, why would we need to consume less? You can't have it both ways.

In short, radical environmentalism not about any fact-based concern for imminent danger to our species. It's all about control (yet another shocker). Environmentaists are just another flavor of humanity that wants to mind everyone else's business. Consumption is bad, they tell us, but oddly enough, they never tell us why. They just want to control what we consume and when. All development, industry, end enterprise is bad, they tell us, but there is no alternative offered. We can only assume they want us to sit very quietly and do our best imitation of an aquatic plant. The ultimate control!

Actually, having dealt directly or indirectly with them for these last dozen years or so, I can tell you that your average radical environmentalist is little more than a tape recorder. They can regurgitate the same code words with the obligatory serious look on their faces. I think some of them stand in front of mirrors to practice getting that look just right. They attended a seminar where an equally serious-looking environmentalist stood at a podium in his or her Birkenstocks, preaching the same gibberish he or she heard from yet another serious-looking seminar guest speaker. This requires a great deal of attention and time since the very few actual environmental scientists out there publish conflicting stories every few months. It has to be difficult to keep all that spun into a semi-coherent presentation. No wonder they all look like they just ate a road apple!

I prefer Ted Nugent's style of environmentalism: Stewardship. That's not the same thing as don't touch. God gave us the Earth to use. Let's use it.