Our Lives Matter S1E44: Mental Obstacles within the Environmental Movement

Episode 44 September 26, 2024 00:18:34
Our Lives Matter S1E44: Mental Obstacles within the Environmental Movement
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Our Lives Matter S1E44: Mental Obstacles within the Environmental Movement

Sep 26 2024 | 00:18:34

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Show Notes

Why are some environmental activists opposed to science?   We can use the Web of Human Behavior as a map to follow people’s motivations.  Why do people become environmental activists?  And how do those motivations lead many activists toward environmental science, but lead others away from it?   ACT I Scene 1 [104 bpm] We know about the religious, economic, and political opposition to climate science and environmental activism.   But there are a couple others that I’ve encountered in my years of activism, which no one seems to want to talk about much.   One is anti-science attitudes among…

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