Environmental radicalism

Question 1

What are examples of romantic thinking/ enlightenment values?

Answer 1

• Deep ecology- must acknowledge organic unity
• Romantic green- save enviro by changing how we relate with nature
• Gaia theory- earth as more than the sum of its parts
• Ecofeminism- women as more involved with nature
• Bioregionalism- Earth into bioregions, bioregions as true home
• Eco-theology- deity= dualism= division between spirit and matter

Question 2

What are limitations to romantic thinking theories?

Answer 2

• How to change minds?
• How to get out of crisis?
• How to deal with structures?
• How to deal w capitalism?
• Can human empathy evolve?

Question 3

What is rational green radicalism?

Answer 3

• Ecologically guided radicalisation of enlightenment values

Question 4

What is Green anarchism?

Answer 4

• States are issues and have created the enviro crisis

* Need to overthrow state and create networks of citizen assemblies in individual communities

Question 5

What is eco-socialism?

Answer 5

• Overthrow states and use economy only for ‘real needs’

Question 6

Who are the enviro justice group?

Answer 6

• Reframed what we see as the environment from the wilderness/ nature to all the places people work and live in-
• Enviro degradation affects everyone, but especially the poor- example of Camden New Jersey
• Enviro inequality divides along class/ race lines
• NIABY- Not In Anyones Backyard

Question 7

Who are the Animal Liberation?

Answer 7

• Rights to all inc animals

Question 8

What have been positive outcomes of rational enviro radicalism?

Answer 8

• Have helped rise of Green Parties

* Have made it impossible for govt to ignore enviro crisis

Question 9

Limits to enviro radicalism

Answer 9

• No blueprint

* Existing structures- thousands of small ideas melded into one decentralised approach

Question 10

What is direct action?

Answer 10

• Action outside of politically-mediated/ legitimate institutional processes
• Obstructing another organisation from performing a practice i.e. chaining self to tree

Question 11

What are non violent examples of direct action?

Answer 11

• Sit ins
• Protests
• Strikes

Question 12

What are violent examples of direct action?

Answer 12

• Tree spiking
• Mokeywrenching- destroying bulldozers, blowing up forest roads, Sea Shepherd
• Arson