There now is a much bigger systemic risk from that line of inquiry than there was 50 years ago, because we have a six continent supply chain and a monetary system in deep overshoot. The cultural ative tends to be a a bolshet story, which keeps the power structure in power, keeps business as usual chugging along. In order to change society, you have to point out that the emperor has no clothes, and you have to have to crack that hat cultural narrative. And that's very difficult to do. But i's it's possible. Greta tunberg did it,. e fridays for future did it, and greenpece did it in its day, and
On this episode, we meet with ecologist, writer, and Greenpeace cofounder, Rex Weyler.
Weyler explains how the ecology movement was hijacked by the environmental movement. How is climate change one of many issues that has a root cause of overshoot?
Weyler also explores the dangers of relying on hope as a strategy. Why must we be careful about virtual signaling in the environmental movement, and how can we “sharpen the sword” as individuals?
About Rex Weyler
Rex Weyler is a writer and ecologist. His books include Blood of the Land, a history of indigenous American nations, nominated for a Pulitzer Prize; Greenpeace: The Inside Story, a finalist for the BC Book Award and the Shaughnessy-Cohen Award for Political Writing; and The Jesus Sayings, a deconstruction of first century history, a finalist for the BC Book Award.
In the 1970s, Weyler was a cofounder of Greenpeace International and editor of the Greenpeace Chronicles. He served on campaigns to preserve rivers and forests, and to stop whaling, sealing, and toxic dumping. He currently posts the “Deep Green” column at the Greenpeace International website. He lives on Cortes Island in British Columbia, with his wife, artist Lisa Gibbons.
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