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2 Comments Posted July 24, 2008 01:12 AM (EST) Huffington Post
For more than a century, farms have been getting bigger while seeds, fertilization and pest control have been getting more uniform. Led by farm suppliers, it has raised productivity. But negative byproducts of this trend include increasing chemical dependence and loss of biodiversity. Ecofeminist Vandana Shiva is at the Organic...
Ending the water crisis requires rejuvenating ecological democracy”, she wrote in her recent book Water Wars. “Water can be used but not owned. People have a right to life and the resources that sustain it, such as water. With globalization and privatization of water resources, new efforts to completely erode people’s rights and replace collective ownership with corporate control are under way.
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Angelinjones
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Recently I wrote a blog entry offering a leftist critique of the ideology of “Green” environmentalism, deep ecology, eco-feminism, and lifestyle politics in general (veganism, “dumpster diving,” “buying organic,” "locavorism," etc.). I’d be interested to hear your thoughts on the matter and any responses you might have to its criticisms.
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