Power Shift Away From Green Illusions

For Ozzie Zehner fans, and any fan of prospective catch phrases such as "step away from the pom-poms" ... Premier

Power Shift Away From Green Illusions | truthout:

Steve Horn for Truthout: If you had to give an elevator pitch to someone about what's wrong with the current US environmental movement, what would you say and why?Ozzie Zehner: I would say that the environmental movement has relegated itself to cheerleading and mindless chants and that it's time for us to step away from the pom-poms. I encounter a boundless enthusiasm for creating positive change when holding dialogues with environmental groups. Unfortunately, the mainstream environmental movement is channeling that energy into an increasingly corporatist, and what I call a "productivist," set of priorities.
Now I admit, it's difficult to say we've ever had a truly transformational environmental movement, but if you go back 50 years, activists were at least on a far better path. Prominent environmentalists were living modestly, challenging dominant economic assumptions, and imagining durable strategies for human prosperity that were more in tune with the non-human planet. That humility has largely eroded.
The modern environmental movement has rolled over to become an outlet for loggers, energy firms and car companies to plug into. It is now primarily a social media platform for consumerism, growth and energy production

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