Summary Of Who Rules The Earth Chapter 11

Chapters 10 and 11 of Paul Steinberg’s Who Rules the Earth contained some several insights and thoughts that were new me. Some were simple, such as the question of should the clothing and food industries be required to show that new chemical compounds that they use are safe for consumers, or must regulatory officials prove that they are harmful. When trying to get friends to realize that they have a responsibility to themselves and the environment to at least be somewhat involved with politics, I will definitely bring up the quote that Steinberg used which said “You’re either at the table or you are on the menu.” As quasi-environmentalists who love experiencing the great outdoors, many of my friends shy away from being involved in politics simply because they don’t care to read and be informed, or sit down at a public meeting or to talk to their senator. This is very unfortunate because as Steinberg wrote, environmentalism stripped of its political content merely

Take the section of chapter 11 where he writes about bridging research and action for example. Google scholar has been around for 15 years, and to say that people are not able to access professional published research is crazy to me. Most citizens in the US have access to public libraries where scientific journals and databases can be used, yet not many people take advantage of this resource. I think that question is less about how easy it is for people to attain the information and more about whether or not people think that their knowledge can be translated into action. Living under a federal government where the people have such little influence, it is hard for most people to want to pursue a subject knowing that their opinions have little merit to politicians when compared to that of large, wealthy