“For the Greens, a pristine global environment represents earthy perfection. It underpins their ‘ecological wisdom’ and is at the core of the new ethic. It is to be protected and promoted at all costs. Hence, all old growth forests are to be locked up; logging is to be prohibited; wealth is to be scorned; economic growth is opposed; exclusive ownership of property is questioned; there should be a moratorium of fossil fuels exploration; dam construction should be discouraged; genetic engineering and agricultural monoculture is rejected; world trade should be reduced; and a barter economy encouraged.”

From part 2 of The Greens Agenda by Kevin Andrews, MP.

The Greens Agenda: Part 1 – Western culture and the Greens

The Greens Agenda: Part 2 – Ideology

The Greens Agenda: Part 3 – Economic Policies

The Greens Agenda: Part 4 – Social and other policies

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