The Top Ten Environmentalist Myths

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The Top Ten Environmentalist Myths
Here are ten issues where environmentalism has been misused and even caused harm.
by Edward Ring  Apr 11, 2025

The first Earth Day was organized in 1970 in response to growing public concern for the environment. Many of these concerns were entirely justified. [emphasis, links added]

In 1969, for example, an oil slick along an industrialized stretch of the Cuyahoga River in Ohio caught fire, generating national awareness of the need to reduce water pollution.


Similarly, in coastal cities in California, most notably in Los Angeles, the exhaust from unleaded gasoline created air pollution so dense you couldn’t see the hills a few miles away.

We’ve come a long way in 51 years.

https://climatechangedispatch.com/the-top-ten-environmentalist-myths/

[Fishrrman]

1) We are in a climate crisis
2) There are too many people
3) We are running out of “fossil” fuels
4) Biofuels are renewable and sustainable
5) Offshore wind energy is renewable and sustainable
6) Renewables are renewable
7) Renewables can replace fossil fuels
8) New housing must be confined to the footprint of existing cities
9) Mass transit is necessary to achieve sustainability
10) Wilderness areas are sacred