ecocide

^{Wesley J. Smith
July 29, 2024
Human Exceptionalism}

No, Putin Should Not Be Charged With the ‘Crime’ of ‘Ecocide’

_{Wesley J. Smith
July 29, 2024
Human Exceptionalism}

Vladimir Putin is a war criminal of the worst order for his atrocities against Ukraine. He is responsible for human carnage, the deaths and terrible woundings of hundreds of thousands of people — from soldiers to civilians and even children killed in hospitals where they were receiving medical treatment. But . . . should he ever be called to so face the music, he should not be charged with "ecocide." Read More ›

Ominous and spooky trees found in Norris Geyser Basin

^{Wesley J. Smith and David Boze
October 11, 2012}

Inventing the Crime of Ecocide

_{Wesley J. Smith and David Boze
October 11, 2012}

On this episode of the Center on Human Exceptionalism Podcast, host David Boze and senior fellow Wesley J. Smith discuss a recent environmental movement that is pushing for the international recognition of “ecocide” as a crime against peace. The promoters of the concept of “ecocide” seek to thwart human development of resources in order to protect the flora and fauna Read More ›

Statue of Gaia — Photo by David Fuentes on Adobe Stock

^{Wesley J. Smith
May 10, 2010
Human Exceptionalism}

Ecocide: A Crime Against Peace?

_{Wesley J. Smith
May 10, 2010
Human Exceptionalism}

Environmentalism is growing increasingly antihuman. Having left Teddy Roosevelt-style conservation and Earth Day consciousness-raising behind, the cutting edge of the movement is pursuing utopian “save the planet” agendas while angrily castigating mankind for supposedly sucking the life out of Gaia. Such environmental misanthropy used to be confined to the fringe. For more than three decades proponents of Deep Ecology have Read More ›