Hi Lawrence. Yes, all those things happened by why did bioregionalists give up on bioregionalism? The land base is key to all; societal counteracting actions pre-date the concept, so bioregionalism gained a little traction in the same social milieu you postulate is its decline. There's something more going on.
My own experience here in Wisconsin is that movement building (bioregionalism) was subsumed by politics (Greens moved from the former to the latter, and enviros put all their eggs in the climate change policy basket). These are abstractions, especially in light of land-based bioregionalism. Talk is easier than action?
On 7/10/2024 10:54 PM, Lawrence London wrote:
On Wed, Jul 10, 2024 at 7:58 PM Jim Powell (Madison Environmental Justice) <jimpowell@mejo.us> wrote:
Whatever happened to bioregionalism in the US? It was a major organizing principle for the Greens (anyway) into the 80s but appears to have disappeared completely from public discourse
Things like real estate development, land and housing prices, general inflation, Covid, pressure on government from big business, lack of media coverage.There are other reasons such as anti environment activism and local special economic interests. The right wing types are guaranteed to oppose bioregionalism for their usual reasons for opposing anything.
JIM POWELL Madison Environmental Justice mejo.us ~ 608.240.1485><((((º>`·.¸¸.·´¯`·...¸><((((º>¸.·´¯`·><((((º> <x((((><·.Only dead fish go with the flow.·<x((((>< ><((((º>`·.¸¸.·´¯`·...¸><((((º>¸.·´¯`·><((((º> Laws change; people die; the land remains. -- "Internet data storage facilities currently emit roughly the same amount of greenhouse gasses as the entire global aviation industry. It is estimated that the internet will consume a fifth of the world's electricity by 2025." (Paul Kingsnorth, Orion Magazine)On 7/10/2024 5:58 PM, Lawrence London wrote:
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