Why Do Environmentalists Oppose Alternative Energy?

Environmentalists claim that our use of carbon-based energy is altering the climate, making us more vulnerable to climate disasters. Human survival, they insist, requires the immediate abandonment of fossil fuels in favor of carbon-free sources.

So why do environmentalist groups vehemently oppose projects involving every alternative form of energy ever proposed to replace fossil fuels--including wind farms and solar power plants? And why do they ignore the dramatic degree to which industrial development under capitalism has reduced the risk of harm from severe climate events?

Before we rush headlong into drastic climate policies and energy rationing, a critical examination of these policies is urgently needed. Stay connected as we explore these issues that are so critical to our future.