Scholars, politicians, and activists are increasingly acknowledging the global environmental crisis, yet significant threats to the environmental movement persist. Anti-environmentalists deny the existence of a crisis, but a more insidious danger lurks within the environmental movement itself. This is the focus of the book, where Martin W. Lewis, a committed environmentalist, argues that many fervent advocates of radical environmentalism inadvertently support misguided doctrines with dire consequences for the ecosystem. He identifies various forms of eco-extremism, highlights the flawed reasoning behind these views, and illustrates how their proposed policies could lead to ecological disaster. Lewis portrays an environmental community fractured by differing visions of a sustainable economy. The eco-extremist agenda, which emphasizes local self-sufficiency, rejects market exchanges, and advocates for a retreat from advanced technology, seeks to overhaul social and economic systems. He warns that this approach risks significant disruption and political alienation, undermining the foundations necessary for a sustainable economic order. Instead, Lewis advocates for progress into a solar age, which demands investment in technological infrastructure and a globally integrated economy. He emphasizes the need for environmentalism to foster broad consensus rather than divisive radical philosophies, aiming to protect the movement from se
