Wired has a good write-up on a pair of self-branded "post-environmentalists". I'd call them "cyber-greens".

The thesis remains the same- technological innovation and social innovation trump luddism and arbitrary limits. Good stuff in the article.

Recently, dulcinbradbury was talking about her attempts to simplify her life, reduce her household's ecological footprint, etc. One specific comment she made really leapt out at me: "I want to do more, but, my mind starts to boggle at the time it takes ( Read more... )

There's a kind of environmentalism I like. Cyber-greens, as Sterling calls them, have the right idea. You can't change the world by asking people to lower their standard of living. You can't change the world by keeping the standard of living the same either- why change my life for an abstract reason ( Read more... )