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In Search of a New Eco-Narrative

By Keith Kloor | October 4, 2011 1:38 pm

In recent years, some influential writers have been making noises about the staleness of the green movement. At the Yale Forum on Climate Change & the Media, I take stock of an emergent narrative that challenges foundational environmentalist precepts.

Will it take hold? Let me know what you think over there.

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  • Mary

    I have commented over there but am in moderation.
    But over here I will add that I find those examples you used very encouraging–that people are reachable with the right information.

  • Keith Kloor

    Mary, I don’t control the moderation, so apologies. There might be some longer gaps than people are used to. But thanks leaving a comment. I look forward to reading it.

  • Mary

    Oh, not to worry, I understand. Not complaining, just sayin’; it wasn’t urgent.Â
    I really was surprised at the Monbiot turn. All of my ag friends continue to await the day he turns on that too :) . And the comments by Lynas that he actually saw the threads in the Guardian and that they mattered changed my perceptions of commenting on MSM pieces.
    I mean, I did it anyway, because I seem to have a pathology that way. But to find out it actually had impact…well….

  • Ed Forbes

    Ahh yes the Green movement and other anti-science types :-)

    a shake up does seem to be needed.

    http://www.realclearscience.com/articles/2011/10/03/how_organic_activists_spread_misinformation_106252.html

    “…As an organic farmer, inspector and author, I happen to believe there are many provable, quantifiable benefits to eating organic food. But, under the current organic-certification system, which only requires paperwork and hefty fees paid to private certifying agencies (which often have strong ties to organizations like the EWG), I am forced to conclude that the organic industry is a mere shadow of what it could be…”

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About Keith Kloor

Keith Kloor is a freelance journalist and adjunct professor of journalism at New York University. His work has appeared in Slate, Science, Discover, Nature Climate Change, Archaeology, and Audubon Magazine, among other outlets. From 2000 to 2008, he was a senior editor at Audubon Magazine. In 2008-2009, he was a Fellow at the University of Colorado’s Center for Environmental Journalism, in Boulder, where he studied how a changing environment (including climate change) influenced prehistoric societies in the U.S. Southwest. He covers a wide range of topics, from conservation biology and biotechnology to urban planning and archaeology.

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