Cancel Earth Day, Stop Green Guilt — VOICES for REASONVOICES for REASON

We are told that Earth Day is about enjoying nature, anticipating exciting green technologies, and promoting human health. It isn’t. It is about guilt for the very thing that makes enjoyment, technology, and health possible–our industrial, capitalist way of life. When environmentalists tell us to be “green” on Earth Day by turning out our lights, hand-washing our clothes, and not using our cars, they are saying that what we do every other day of the year is wrong–that it is destructive and “unsustainable.”

At the Ayn Rand Center, we believe that industrial life is something to be proud of and something billions around the globe desperately need to emulate. We condemn the 40 years of apocalyptic, pseudo-scientific environmentalist predictions–such as environmentalist hero Paul Ehrlich’s prediction that hundreds of millions of people would starve by 1980. We recognize the ability of free minds and free markets to make human life better and better, no matter what nature throws at us.

For a unique perspective on the history, science, economics, and philosophy behind Earth Day, we invite you to explore the following resources.

Readings

The Real Meaning of Earth Hour By Keith Lockitch

No More Green Guilt By Keith Lockitch
[pullquote] The environmentalist goal . . . is to protect nature,
not for man, but from man.

—Peter Schwartz[/pullquote]

Climate Vulnerability and The Indispensable Value Of Industrial Capitalism [pdf] by Keith Lockitch

Man vs. Nature By Peter Schwartz.

The Green Energy Fantasy By Keith Lockitch

The Danger of Environmentalism By Michael S. Berliner

Rachel Carson’s Genocide By Keith Lockitch

Who Will Defend Industry From Eco-Terrorism By Onkar Ghate

Environmentalism’s Dangerous Campaign for “Safety” By Alex Epstein

Let’s Celebrate Oil’s 150th Birthday and the Value It Adds To Our Lives by Alex Epstein

Video and Audio

Featured Video: Earth Day: 40th Anniversary. Environmentalism and Its Impact.
Interview featuring Keith Lockitch and Onkar Ghate.

Part 2 | Part 3 | Part 4 | Part 5

A Critique of Climate Change Science and Policy.
Featuring Keith Lockitch. http://arc-tv.com/a-critique-of-climate-change-science-and-policy/

Part 1

View accompanying slides (PDF)

Part 2

Back to the Dark Ages? Today’s attacks on Reason and Individualism.
By Peter Schwartz

http://aynrand.org/site/PageServer?pagename=reg_ls_darkages

Climate Change Policies Making Life More Dangerous.
Featuring Keith Lockitch. http://arc-tv.com/climate-change-policies-making-life-more-dangerous/

No Environmental Footprint, No Life.
Featuring Keith Lockitch. http://arc-tv.com/no-environmental-footprint-no-life/

Earth Day Interview.
By Keith Lockitch. http://arc-tv.com/earth-day/

The Triumph and Tragedy of the Oil Industry.
By Alex Epstein http://arc-tv.com/the-triumph-and-tragedy-of-the-oil-industry/
[Listen to streaming audio of the entire course, or download it all in MP3 format.]

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