The Growing Overlap Between The Far-Right And Environmentalism

Published: March 31, 2022, 9:18 p.m.

b'Researchers say the intersection between far-right movements and environmentalism is bigger than many people realize \\u2014 and it\'s growing. Blair Taylor, researcher at the Institute for Social Ecology, explains.

Alex Amend, who researches eco-fascism, says climate change will only fuel the link between the far-right and environmentalism. Dorceta Taylor of Yale University traces the rise of the American conversation movement, which was partly motivated by a backlash against the racial mixing of American cities. Hop Hopkins of the Sierra Club opens up about racism in the organization\'s past.

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