Reflections

By Michael Shellenberger and Ted Nordhaus

Extract from: http://www.thebreakthrough.org/images/Death_of_Environmentalism.pdf

Introduction

To not think of dying is to not think of living. - Jann Arden

Those of us who are children of the environmental movement must never forget that we are standing on the shoulders of all those who came before us.
The clean water we drink, the clean air we breathe, and the protected wilderness we treasure are all, in no small part, thanks to them. The two of us have worked for most of the country’s leading environmental organizations as staff or consultants. We hold a sincere and abiding respect for our parents and elders in the environmental community. They have worked hard and accomplished a great deal. For that we are deeply grateful.