Good’ Anthropocene or ‘Bad’ Anthropocene?
By Aaron Vansintjan*
Like ‘sustainability’, ‘development’, ‘natural’, or ‘green’, the term is so vague that it can be used by anyone, whether they want to challenge the powers that be, just want to make a quick buck, or score a research grant. While the term can be used to support arguments for action on climate change, it can just as well be used to support digging more oil wells (“oh what the heck, we live in the age of human superiority anyway!”).
View original post 1,884 more words
discordion {Artist Ian Pritchard} 