Elizabeth Nickson, a Canadian journalist and author known for her probing work on environmentalism and the CIA's MKUltra program, shares her insightful perspectives. She discusses the radical turns within the environmental movement and their adverse effects on rural economies. Nickson also reflects on the changing dynamics of family support systems and critiques modern bureaucracy's inefficiencies. Moreover, she addresses the impact of organized crime in Canada and the intricate ties between politics and media, revealing the complex landscape of governance today.
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Environmental Intrusion
Elizabeth Nickson's investigation into environmentalism began on her island.
She discovered that strict regulations stifled economic activity and impoverished rural communities.
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Environmentalism as a Racket
The environmental movement has become a racketeering operation, obstructing projects and driving up costs.
Well-intentioned environmentalism is being replaced by destructive practices.
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Bureaucracy vs. Grassroots
Government and non-profit bureaucracies work against grassroots environmentalism.
This leads to higher prices and land degradation.
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Part Two of my chart with Elizabeth Nickson.
Elizabeth Nickson was trained as a reporter at the London bureau of Time Magazine. She became European Bureau Chief of LIFE magazine in its last years of monthly publication, and during that time, acquired the rights to Nelson Mandela’s memoir before he was released from the Robben Island prison. She went on to write for Harper’s Magazine, the Guardian, the Observer, the Independent, the Sunday Telegraph, the Sunday Times Magazine, the Telegraph, the Globe and Mail and the National Post. Her first book The Monkey Puzzle Tree was an investigation of the CIA MKULTRA mind control program. Her next book, Eco-Fascists; How Radical Environmentalists Are Destroying Our Natural Heritage, was a look at how environmentalism, badly practiced, is destroying the rural economy and rural culture in the U.S. and all over
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