Why Do We Only Care About Our Planet When It Is Burning?
A Philosophy of Climate Activism
Feb 23, 2020 · 13 min read
The vastness of northern Australia is as intoxicating as it is barren. Thousands of kilometers of red sand, eucalyptus, and desert grass stretch beyond the horizon. Amongst the snakes, sunburnt trees and scorched riverbeds, rejected utes and four-wheel drives litter the landscape. Old skeletons, stripped for scrap metal lie sizzling in the sun until they rust the same color as the sand they sit in. Deep, earthy red.