The Day After The Day After Earth Day

Michael Berliner at FrontPage has a very interesting piece on the scourge of environmentalism, in celebration of Earth Day. I found this quote, from biologist David Graber, especially telling in regards to how the environmental lobby regards humanity:

"Human happiness [is] not as important as a wild and healthy planet . . . . Until such time as Homo sapiens should decide to rejoin nature, some of us can only hope for the right virus to come along."

The "right" virus presumably would be one that doesn't kill off environmentalists.

I also found Berliner's description of environmentalism very astute.

In a nation founded on the pioneer spirit, environmentalists have made "development" an evil word. They inhibit or prohibit the development of Alaskan oil, offshore drilling, nuclear power--and every other practical form of energy. Housing, commerce, and jobs are sacrificed to spotted owls and snail darters. Medical research is sacrificed to the "rights" of mice. Logging is sacrificed to the "rights" of trees. No instance of the progress that brought man out of the cave is safe from the onslaught of those "protecting" the environment from man, whom they consider a rapist and despoiler by his very essence.

Read the whole thing. It's a great way to celebrate Earth Day...or...the day after the day after Earth Day.