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HomeMy WebLinkAbout051023 FW_ Crazy Town Exposes Ecomodernist Fantasies ________________________________ From: Rob Dietz | Post Carbon Institute Sent: Wednesday, May 10, 2023 8:30:17 AM (UTC-08:00) Pacific Time (US & Canada) To: Greg Brotherton Subject: Crazy Town Exposes Ecomodernist Fantasies ________________________________ ALERT: BE CAUTIOUS This email originated outside the organization. Do not open attachments or click on links if you are not expecting them. ________________________________ <https://postcarbon.us1.list-manage.com/track/click?u=311db31977054c5ef58219392&id=75f76bed11&e=229f6020b9> Dear Greg, Is there anything more frustrating than the notion of doubling down on the capital-infused technosphere to get us out of the mess created by the capital-infused technosphere? In the latest two installments of Crazy Town, we debunk the “solutions” being posed by academics, pundits, and engineers who seem incapable of facing any limits to growth. If you’re ready for a healthy dose of reality and some logical responses to the cascading crises of the 21st century, then please join Asher, Jason, and me for some laughs and a-ha moments as we break down the fad of ecomodernism. How Ecomodernists Hijacked the Environmental Movement: Technotopian Bullshit and a Raging Case of God Complex <https://postcarbon.us1.list-manage.com/track/click?u=311db31977054c5ef58219392&id=7bcb6dcea9&e=229f6020b9> Meet Stewart Brand, the Silicon Valley salesman who undermined environmentalism with planet-saving fantasies that reek of technofetishism. Listen to episode 71 <https://postcarbon.us1.list-manage.com/track/click?u=311db31977054c5ef58219392&id=e81eff0dc2&e=229f6020b9> . Sucking CO2 and Electrifying Everything: The Climate Movement's Desperate Dependence on Tenuous Technologies <https://postcarbon.us1.list-manage.com/track/click?u=311db31977054c5ef58219392&id=3482fb0246&e=229f6020b9> Meet Mark Jacobson and David Keith, the leading techno-fixologists who overpromise overhyped “solutions” to the climate conundrum. Listen to episode 72 <https://postcarbon.us1.list-manage.com/track/click?u=311db31977054c5ef58219392&id=58dcbe5662&e=229f6020b9> . <https://postcarbon.us1.list-manage.com/track/click?u=311db31977054c5ef58219392&id=069a25235a&e=229f6020b9> Also, if you want to participate in our Crazy Town Hall and financially support the podcast, please make a donation here <https://postcarbon.us1.list-manage.com/track/click?u=311db31977054c5ef5821939 2&id=1f02434e03&e=229f6020b9> . The Town Hall takes place on June 6th at 10 AM Pacific US. 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