Green Ideology

No human had more of an impact on the atmosphere.

Midgley invented one of the worst pollutants, this improves engine performance but poisons the atmosphere.

Midgley invented this CFC used in refrigerants that is highly destructive to the ozone.

This international protocol called for the phasing out of CFCs.

Why is Midgley’s death a metaphor?

Forests, wetlands, coral reefs are all examples of these, which are depleting.

Fish and shellfish, necessary proteins are examples of these.

The loss of this has a domino effect on soil, water, and air.

This type of ceiling is needed on resources:

Because of these (oil, natural gas, coal) we are a fuel based economy.

This is contained in aquifers, it is now more difficult to access this; clean and reusable.

Pesticides, herbicides, etc. are examples of:

Significant commercial fisheries have disappeared because of these:

There are 360 deaths per day because of this:

Fossil fuels, methane from animals, etc. are examples of these that lead to climate change.

This is expected to stabilize at 9-12 billion, until then we will continue to grow.

Per capita environmental impact in most severe in:

Bias towards economic growth, private property, and capitalism.

Greens are against this belief, that we are the centers and masters of nature, nature is a resource base, and has no value other than to serve humans.

Greens don’t object to technological solutions, but recognize that we need this: a new way of thinking.

We are part of an interdependent natural system, what goes around comes around. A feature of identity.

We have a duty to care for all forms of life and have:

We have human power and responsibility to do harm and good. There is a connection between green ideology and this:

Greens believe that we should take an orientation that emphasizes the right to protect, and advocate limits of consumption now because patterns have to change, otherwise known as: