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'''Environmentalists''' are concerned with protecting the environment instead of letting human beings take dominion over it. Going way beyond [[conservationism]], they seek legal limitations on human use of the Earth's natural environment and resources. Media reporting usually blurs the distinction between "no-use" environmentalism and "wise-use" conservation.

'''Environmentalists''' tend to be [[leftists]] who insist on censoring, blocking and sometimes destroying human use of the environment for productive purposes. Going way beyond [[conservationism]], they seek legal limitations on human use of the Earth's natural environment and resources. Media reporting usually blurs the distinction between "no-use" environmentalism and "wise-use" conservation.

[[David Gelernter]] wrote:

[[David Gelernter]] wrote:

However, other Christians interpret this as [[stewardship]], the belief that human beings are "caretakers" of the Earth.

However, other Christians interpret this as [[stewardship]], the belief that human beings are "caretakers" of the Earth.

== Deep Ecology ==

== Deep Ecology ==

== The Concept of Sustainability ==

== The Concept of Sustainability ==

According to the U.S. [[EPA]], "sustainability creates and maintains the conditions under which humans and nature can exist in productive harmony, that permit fulfilling the social, economic and other requirements of present and future generations."<ref>United States Environmental Protection Agency http://www.epa.gov/sustainability/basicinfo.htm</ref> There are two things wrong with this liberal concept of sustainability. The first is that it directly contradicts the word of God (as described above), since living in productive harmony is not the same as humans having domion over nature. The other important point is that the EPA's definition does not take into account rapidly changing social and economic conditions. There are numerous examples of economically<ref>Wellington, Beth. "The Myth of Mountaintop Removal Mining." August 19, 2011. http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/cifamerica/2011/aug/19/mountaintop-removal-mining</ref> or socially<ref>Stromberg, Per. "The Mexican Maquila Industry and the Environment; An Overview of the Issues." http://www.eclac.org/publicaciones/xml/2/11862/lcmexl548eDocumento%20Completo.pdf</ref> valuable activities that are not regarded as "sustainable."

According to the U.S. [[EPA]], "sustainability creates and maintains the conditions under which humans and nature can exist in productive harmony, that permit fulfilling the social, economic and other requirements of present and future generations."<ref>United States Environmental Protection Agency http://www.epa.gov/sustainability/basicinfo.htm</ref> There are two things wrong with this liberal concept of sustainability. The first is that it directly contradicts the word of God (as described above), since living in productive harmony is not the same as humans having domion over nature. The other important point is that the EPA's definition does not take into account rapidly changing social and economic conditions. There are numerous examples of economically<ref>Wellington, Beth. "The Myth of Mountaintop Removal Mining." August 19, 2011. http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/cifamerica/2011/aug/19/mountaintop-removal-mining</ref> or socially<ref>Stromberg, Per. "The Mexican Maquila Industry and the Environment; An Overview of the Issues." http://www.eclac.org/publicaciones/xml/2/11862/lcmexl548eDocumento%20Completo.pdf</ref> valuable activities that are not regarded as "sustainable."

== Wilderness ==

== Wilderness ==

See [[wilderness]]

See [[wilderness]]

==See Also==

==See Also==