Are human interests and nature in conflict, or are humans part of nature?
Axis: false dichotomy: humans are part of nature ... real trade-off between people and nature
Hank
| date | change | position | video |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009-12-17 | new | Hank says the Earth is much better at keeping us alive than we are, so humans must not destroy it. | Project for Awesome: The Nature Conservancy 00:00:33 |
| 2010-01-11 | refine | Hank argues the environment-versus-economy battle is mistaken: ecosystems provide free services worth more than the world economy, so destroying them costs us long term. | Ecosystem Services 101 with Hank 00:03:16 |
| 2013-05-10 | restate | Hank says humans have a profound and largely negative effect on the rest of the planet's life forms. | Some Mind-Bending Earth GIFs 00:02:01 |
| 2013-05-31 | revise | Hank revises his earlier video on humanity's impact on Earth: it was paralyzing; humanity is not a cancer, as deforestation and dry rivers come from people trying to feed and better their families. | Optimism is Not Insane 00:01:26 |