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ECO-CAPITALISM PROJECT

I intend to research subjects concerning eco-capitalism on databases such as JSTOR through the UOFA library. Also, I intend to compile useful links and readings provided in our POL150 course, to explore differing viewpoints and implications surrounding the environment and capitalism.

I also intend to help designate what subjects and headings would relevantly and comprehensively contribute to the wiki page on eco-capitalism.

I've posted on Eco-Capitalism's wikipedia page's talk section to describe my intentions for adding a section.

I heavily edited the criticism section of Eco Capitalism to read like so, to be okayed by DW, and then interjected with the input by several political theorists i've found.

“Eco Capitalism is criticised for its increased regulation. Opponents of Eco Capitalism prefer environmental issues to be chosen by individuals in a free market, who may allocate their own income and wealth[6], and emphasize positive incentives to conserve resources through competition and entrepreneurship.

Proponents of Eco Capitalism view environmental reform within capitalism as a more transformative and progressive system. Proponents view free-market capitalism as inherently expansionist in tendency.[8] Thus, Proponents of Eco Capitalism favor political environmentalism, which emphasizes negative incentives associated with regulation and taxes to conserve resources and prevent environmental harm.[7]

Philosophically, political theorists like Antonio Gramsci cite theories of common sense, which suggests that, in general, free market Capitalism is engrained in the minds of its members as the only viable and successful economic option. Therefore, the proposal of any contrary economic system like Eco Capitalism must overcome the predominant common sense in order to develop. Nonetheless, movements in the United States and abroad have continued to push for reforms in current Capitalistic systems.

Daniel Tanuro, another political theorist, writes in his book "Green Capitalism: Why it Can't work” that green capitalism would have to replace current mainstream Capitalism with ecosocialist methods, while breaking down the wealthy and powerful corporations of the world.”

Boom. I've successfully implanted that section. Now I'm going to add McKibben's article and the critique of his stance. https://newrepublic.com/article/135684/declare-war-climate-change-mobilize-wwii and http://www.counterpunch.org/2016/08/22/clean-green-class-war-bill-mckibbens-shortsighted-war-on-climate-change/