Tag: Breakthrough Institute
Progressive Funders Need to Reassess the Breakthrough Institute
There was a time when a progressive or center-left foundation could back the Breakthrough Institute and tell a coherent story about why. Breakthrough presented itself as a pro-technology, pro-modernization, pro-development corrective to parts of environmentalism that had become too focused on scarcity, guilt, and procedural obstruction. It was abrasive, but … [continued]
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SilverLining’s Geoengineering Techno-Optimism Is Distracting From Real Climate Solutions
Organizations promoting utopian techno-optimism have long appealed to policymakers and investors by offering simplistic technological escapes from complex environmental challenges. SilverLining, a geoengineering-focused non-profit, represents exactly this kind of appeal. It’s triggered me because of its aggressive PR efforts that have put its founder on influential media outlets, including ones … [continued]
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