The Dirt on Earth Day: Chemophobia Masquerading As Environmentalism

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Earth Day has degenerated into a technology bash-fest, with pesticides and genetic engineering favorite targets. Instead, it should promote greater scientific literacy, because having more than a passing acquaintance with science is wonderfully enriching. It enables one to understand how the world works–everything from why salt on the sidewalk causes ice to melt, to the miracle of the wing design on a hummingbird or on a fighter plane. But it is also a prerequisite for being a genuine “environmentalist”; without it, it is easy to be lured into feel-good but unconstructive and antisocial advocacy.

from Forbes Real Time http://onforb.es/1JYyLLP