More on #Latour, two #modernities, and #ecomodernism, which appears to build on classic linear #modernization theory along Rostowian lines. What if We Have Never Been Modern in the #GlobalNorth / #GlobalSouth?: https://revisesociology.com/2017/09/19/modernization-theory/

Building on my recent #Latour post: scholars of #modernity often propose two successive phases, where recent is "liquid" (Bauman) vs. earlier "solid," "reflexive" (Giddens/Beck et al.) vs. classic, etc. But, building on Latour, there never was a "solid," classic modernity; it's just how modernity has represented itself. So what, then, of #ecomodernism, which unabashedly invokes classic modernity? Minimally, a key ecomodernist tenet, #decoupling, is in need of better #theory.

Re-reading the #Latour classic We Have Never Been Modern in early stages of writing critique of #ecomodernism à la @TheBTI (see 2015 link). Tentative argument: two modernities, two ecomodernisms, along lines of this Latour figure, and invoking earlier BTI Death of Environmentalism (2004), which celebrates mixing as much as ecomod celebrates purification. Thoughts?: http://www.ecomodernism.org

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“They had this idea of molding environmentalism to attract conservatives and what actually happened was they turned into conservatives themselves—writing for Forbes, Quillete, National Review, and the Wall Street Journal,” said Sam Bliss. Bliss describes it as a tragic tale, where Nordhaus and Shellenberger turn into exactly who they didn't want to be: conservative lobbyists for techno-fixes who engage in endless battles with environmentalists.
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https://disinformationchronicle.substack.com/p/the-new-denial-is-delay-at-the-breakthrough

#ecomodernism

Ecomodernists, the true believers in human ingenuity and technology. They "write with the conviction that knowledge and technology, applied with wisdom, might allow for a good, or even great, Anthropocene." Is that a new type of denialism, painted green?

http://www.ecomodernism.org/

#ecomodernism #anthropocene #GreenGrowth

I stay out of these debates (no one would take me seriously anyway), & I am not a huge fan of reducing complexity to keywords, but I'm firmly convinced that #degrowth is more right than #ecomodernism is--but they may also be talking past each other somewhat.

Anyway here's Hickel trying to address the technology question:

https://monthlyreview.org/2023/07/01/on-technology-and-degrowth/

I wish I knew how to quit you, Mastodon! Anyway, this is me popping up *again*, when I should be working, to share this, because I think a bunch of you heads would find it interesting. It’s essentially Chris Smaje’s book-length refutation of George Monbiot’s credulous #ecomodernism & advocacy for the application of SV techniques/mindset to mass food production, and a call for “agrairisn localism.” Anyone concerned with where we’re going to get our #food in the Long Emergency ought to read it.

This. #ecomodernism #nuclearenergy #future #nodegrowth #technology #progress

https://www.humanprogress.org/what-might-an-energy-rich-future-look-like/

Samassa journaalissa Veraart, Blok ja Lemmens koettavat kertoa Stieglerin libidinaalisen talouden teoriaan nojaillen, miksi ekomodernismi ei ole koherentti kanta, eikä planeetalle mahtuva BBE voi onnistua sen pohjalta, https://link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s13347-023-00617-8. Ihmisen perustava halurakenne on korruptoitunut kasvu- , voitto- ja tehostamis-hakuisesta maailmassa olemisesta, eikä teknologia sitä korjaa.

#ecomodernism #biobased #talous #Stiegler #halu #desire #teknologia

Ecomodernism.

What is the stance on dealing with nuclear waste?

#ecomodernism

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/mar/09/a-long-overdue-moment-the-uk-greens-pushing-for-the-nuclear-option

Those of you who know me well know that I’m given to strong opinions about, oh, just ‘bout everything, so it may surprise you to hear my feelings about #ecomodernism and #ecomodernists tend to be muted. I think they’re badly (and probably even fatally) *mistaken* to place their faith in these systems, which we might as well call “continuity capitalocene,” but I can’t find it in my heart to take up against them. What’s your take? https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/mar/09/a-long-overdue-moment-the-uk-greens-pushing-for-the-nuclear-option

Theories of #Political #Ecology: #Monopoly #Capital Against People and the Planet by @MaxAjl of #Ghent_Uni, is insightful and thought-provoking re: dominant theories of political ecology.
- Critiques theories of #FossilCapitalism, #EcoModernism, #Extractivism, #Degrowth, #PostDevelopment, #EcologicallyUnequal#Exchange (EUE)
- Argues imperialism and global history of accumulation not taken seriously enough.
https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/10.1177/22779760221145232

"Ecomodernism is a pro-corporate agenda that will concentrate wealth more than it already is, helping maintain the status quo that has been so damaging to nature, communities, democracy and human well-being."

#FakeFood #IndigenousPeoples #LandRights #GMO #IndustrialFarming #Ecomodernism #Health #Wellbeing #Food #Farming #HumanRights

https://www.lowimpact.org/posts/george-monbiot-and-friends-are-wrong-techno-utopianism-wont-save-us

Important 🧵 @PhilGood_Inc@twitter.com on #GeoEngineering & #Ecomodernism in the US

RT @PhilGood_Inc@twitter.com

En pleine découverte de la production "marxiste" pro-geoingenierie aux US. Tout à fait fascinant de voir la vitalité de l'écomodernisme outre-Atlantique.
Ces gens veulent sérieusement mettre en place un système de geoningenierie solaire (SMR) à l'échelle planétaire. (1/x)

🐦🔗: https://twitter.com/PhilGood_Inc/status/1602572778489761794

On the [Big] Differences Between #Ecomodernism and #EffectiveAltruism https://thebreakthrough.org/issues/food-agriculture-environment/on-the-differences-between-ecomodernism-and-effective-altruism @atrembath @TheBTI

Viikonlopuksi katsottavaa https://youtu.be/zwxXAPDrLYI?t=2043 End of the livestock industry? Tokko, mutta on totta, että ruoka muuttuu. On ilo tehdä töitä tämän aiheen kanssa! #precision #fermentation #replanet #ecomodernism #ekomodernistit

Viikonlopuksi katsottavaa https://youtu.be/zwxXAPDrLYI?t=2043 End of the livestock industry? Tokko, mutta on totta, että ruoka muuttuu. On ilo tehdä töitä tämän aiheen kanssa! #precision #fermentation #replanet #ecomodernism #ekomodernistit

An #introduction apparently I pin this to my feed per #mastodon vets.

Longtime resident #Honolulu and #Waikiki, adding #HawaiiMastodon

Expect little original content, I just lurk and boost things

#Climate #UrbanPlanning #Transit #FinTech #Water #EcoModernism #History #SciFi #Writing #Software #GenX #HealthCare #Nuclear #DenverBroncos #Engineering #Housing #CraftBeer #Excel #Architecture #Hydroponics #Aquaculture #Robotics #Space #Physics #Math #Science #AgTech #Art #Authors #Cartoons #AI

What’s needed for solving the climate crisis?
1. With solar and wind, we need nuclear power. End of story. Natural gas is NOT an acceptable backup. Never was.
2. We move away from eating meat and towards technology like precision fermentation. See https://rebootfood.org for details. With it we can feed the world with a footprint of greater London.
3. With all that free land, we rewild large areas of the planet, help biodiversity and lock up all that CO2 back into nature.
#ecomodernism #nomoa