The Toxicity of Environmentalism

It demonstrates why the real problem of the industrialized world is not “environmental pollution” but philosophical corruption, of which environmentalism, with its hatred of science and technology, is the leading contemporary manifestation. The essay concludes with a call for a cleanup of the environment—the philosophical-intellectual environment—based on the introduction of the writings of Ayn Rand and Ludwig von Mises into college and university curricula.. From “intrinsic value” to “global warming,” it exposes the rampant errors and contradictions of the movement and shows its profound hatred of human values. This essay, written on the foundation of Objectivist philosophy and procapitalist economic theory, is the most powerful and convincing critique of environmentalism available

Even more brutal than Patrick Moore! A brief but bitingly succinct crtique of the movement that has, as its openly stated goal, the winding back & reversal of all the benefits to mankind of the Industrial Revolution and discarding most of the advances in "real" science made over the past 200 years. A must read for anyone who rejects the intellectual faci. Clarity on a Controversial Issue! Reisman breaks the "Chicken Little" philosophy of the leftists who want to scare our pants off about our environment. He carefully dissects the arguments of those who would wish to panic ordinary people into forking over cash to fraudulent causes. Reisman gives illustration after illustration of what harm the "green m. bigdiesel said Having worked in the energy industry for the last Having worked in the energy industry for the last 39 Having worked in the energy industry for the last 39 years, I can agree with his basic thesis. Mr. Reisman is correct when it comes to energy consumption and is also spot on when it comes to the effort to reduce the economy through regulation. I just wish his tone was somewhat less intolerant.. 9. Having worked in the energy industry for the last Having worked in the energy industry for the last 39 Having worked in the energy industry for the last 39 years, I can agree with his basic thesis. Mr. Reisman is correct when it comes to energy consumption and is also spot on when it comes to the effort to reduce the economy through regulation. I just wish his tone was somewhat less intolerant.. 9 years, I can agree with his basic thesis. Mr. Reisman is correct when it comes to energy consumption and is also spot on when it comes to the effort to reduce the economy through regulation. I just wish his tone was somewhat less intolerant.

He was also an associate of Ayn Rand's for the twenty-five years prior to her death in 1982. He is the author of the books Capitalism: A Treatise on Economics (Ottawa, Illinois: Jameson Books, 1996) and The Government Against the Economy (Ottawa, Illinois: Jameson Books, 1979), and of numerous articles and pamphlets. His association with von Mises continued until the lat

He was also an associate of Ayn Rand's for the twenty-five years prior to her death in 1982. He is married to Edith Packer, an attorney and clinical psychologist. He and his wife live in Laguna Hills, California. His association with von Mises continued until the latter's death in 1973. He obtained his Ph.D. . under Ludwig von Mises and is the translator von Mises's Epistemological Problems of Economics. About the Author George Reisman, Ph.D., is Professor of Economics at Pepperdine University's Graziadio School of Business and Management in Los Angeles. He is the author of the books Capitalism: A Treatise on Economics (Ottawa, Illinois: Jameson Books, 1996) and The Government Against the Economy (Ottawa, Illinois: Jameson Books, 1979), and of numerous articles and pamphlets