{"id":58049,"date":"2021-05-28T06:49:26","date_gmt":"2021-05-28T11:49:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/olduvai.ca\/?p=58049"},"modified":"2021-05-28T06:49:26","modified_gmt":"2021-05-28T11:49:26","slug":"reindigenizing-the-anthropocene","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/olduvai.ca\/?p=58049","title":{"rendered":"Reindigenizing the Anthropocene"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3 class=\"headline\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.counterpunch.org\/2021\/05\/28\/reindigenizing-the-anthropocene\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Reindigenizing the Anthropocene<\/a><\/h3>\n<p><strong><em>This essay is a response to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.counterpunch.org\/2021\/05\/13\/redefining-the-anthropocene\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">\u201cRedefining the Anthropocene,\u201d by Erik Molvar<\/a>, which was published on Counterpunch on May 13, 2021. I recommend that it be read first.<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"post_content\">\n<p>First let me first stress that I am not calling out Molvar personally or even specifically here. As a staunch opponent of livestock grazing on public lands, I greatly value the work of the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernwatersheds.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Western Watersheds Project<\/a>, of which Molvar is the executive director, and I definitely encourage people to\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.westernwatersheds.org\/support\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">support the organization<\/a>. As for my critique of his article, what I see as an omission his part is common in environmental circles and is by no means his alone. Also, as I attempt to illustrate a bigger picture, I depart from the context of his article, and it\u2019s entirely possible that we are in accord once I do so, and that his omission was merely an oversight.<\/p>\n<p>Secondly, I totally agree with Molvar that we must work to restore \u201cnatural, functioning ecosystems\u201d on the planet, and that this work must include both the prevention of \u201cartificially-caused extinctions\u201d and the protection of \u201chealthy ecosystems.\u201d I also support the campaign he mentions that seeks to safeguard 30% of the planet by 2030 and 50% by 2050.<\/p>\n<p>Where Molvar falls short, in my opinion, is in the view he presents of \u201chumanity.\u201d To illustrate what I mean, here are a few snippets:<\/p>\n<p>* \u201cI propose a new definition of the Anthropocene, as the age in which humanity has become not only recklessly out of balance with nature but also an overwhelming negative force of ecological destruction.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>* \u201cBy recognizing the Anthropocene as the period where humankind has gotten out of balance with nature\u2026\u201d<\/p>\n<p>* \u201cIt\u2019s our fault, as a species. All of it\u2026 That\u2019s where humanity, with our monomania for economic growth and exploitation of natural resources, is right now as a species.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u2026click on the above link to read the rest of the article\u2026<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Reindigenizing the Anthropocene This essay is a response to \u201cRedefining the Anthropocene,\u201d by Erik Molvar, which was published on Counterpunch on May 13, 2021. I recommend that it be read first. First let me first stress that I am not calling out Molvar personally or even specifically here. 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