environmentalism

Homemade sign at environmental rally. A colorful cardboard placard is viewed close up, saying the climate is changing, why aren't we, in the hands of ecological activists as they protest in the city

^{Wesley J. Smith
January 16, 2022
Human Exceptionalism}

What 1973’s Soylent Green Accurately Predicted about 2022

_{Wesley J. Smith
January 16, 2022
Human Exceptionalism}

I have always loved science fiction. So when Soylent Green was first released in 1973, I immediately headed to the theater. I remember clearly being shocked by the depictions presented but assuaging myself with the comforting thought that nothing like any of that would ever actually happen. Read More ›

^{Wesley J. Smith
January 4, 2022
Human Exceptionalism}

Stop ‘Authoritarian Climate Governance’ Before It is Too Late

_{Wesley J. Smith
January 4, 2022
Human Exceptionalism}

If COVID has taught us anything, it is that the technocratic class has little compunction about restricting freedom. Moreover, once they grab power, they are very reluctant to give it back. Read More ›

Blue sky and clouds over Henderson Creek, which runs through Rookery Bay in Marco Island

^{Wesley J. Smith
April 30, 2021
Human Exceptionalism}

Florida Creeks — Yes, the Bodies of Water — Sue to Enforce ‘Nature Rights’

_{Wesley J. Smith
April 30, 2021
Human Exceptionalism}

The “nature rights” movement is stunningly anti-human. It not only removes the concept of “rights” from the strictly human realm — us, our juridical entities and associations, etc. — but was created to thwart human enterprise. Read More ›

^{Gale Pooley and George Gilder
February 11, 2020
Economics}

The Simon Abundance Index

_{Gale Pooley and George Gilder
February 11, 2020
Economics}

Are we running out of resources? That’s been a hotly debated question since the publication of Paul Ehrlich’s book The Population Bomb in 1968. The Stanford University biologist warned that population growth would result in the exhaustion of resources and a global catastrophe. University of Maryland economist and Cato Institute’s Senior Fellow Julian Simon, in contrast, argued that humans would Read More ›

8.9.2017 Nuremberg, Germany: Behind the scene. Film crew team filming movie scene on outdoor location. Group cinema set

^{Wesley J. Smith
April 4, 2014
Human Exceptionalism}

Hollywood Hates Humans

_{Wesley J. Smith
April 4, 2014
Human Exceptionalism}

I have noticed a consistent plot in the fantasy/science fiction genre over the last several years. Surely, you have noticed it too. In film after film, the human race is depicted as villainous for supposedly destroying the earth. The just-released Noah is the latest example. In the Genesis account, God determines to destroy “all flesh” because humans are willfully unrighteous. But the 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 ›

^{Mark L. Plummer
March 1, 1998
Uncategorized}

Burying the Engine

_{Mark L. Plummer
March 1, 1998
Uncategorized}

When my children are grown, I hope they think of themselves as environmentalists, if that means they are filled with wonder at the sight of a bald eagle and the workings of a wetland. And I hope they think of themselves as humanists, if that means they are equally filled with wonder at the sight of a Van Gogh painting and the workings of the New York Stock Exchange or even an internal combustion engine. Read More ›