Gotta Cut Back

Environmentalism offers the same answer regarding the satisfaction of human desires/ends/purposes it doesn’t like, regardless of the situation or subject matter or purported crisis-of-the-moment.

new ice age? gotta cut back. global warming? gotta cut back. peak oil? gotta cut back. plenty of oil? gotta cut back.

use petroleum? gotta cut back. use nuclear? gotta cut back. use coal? gotta cut back. use hydro? gotta cut back.

ride planes? gotta cut back. drive a car? gotta cut back. use plastic bags? gotta cut back. use plastic straws? gotta cut back. like meat? gotta cut back.