Cimate Hawk Response to Franzen Misses the Big Picture
Reading the climate hawk response to conservationist Jonathan Franzen makes it clear that we cannot make progress on climate or conservation if we do not recognize a broader sustainability deficit and take responsibility for our own participation in growing environmental disasters. The New Yorker published an article this month written by Franzen, who expressed concern that the focus of attention and resources on climate change comes at the expense of traditional conservation efforts to protect wildlands and wildlife. A wave of criticism followed, with self-styled "climate hawks" slamming Franzen as being too "myopic," and "birdbrained." If you haven't been following the debate, Chris Clarke has an excellent blog post on Franzen and the critical response: "Orthodoxy in the Climate Movement: Franzen and his Deniers." The ongoing discussion among those concerned about climate change and conservation exposes a fault line in t