From The Vault: Environmentalism & Capitalism

<p>Join Senior Scholar and Professor of Political Economy, Richard Salsman, Ph.D., in fresh episodes of&nbsp;<em>Morals &amp; Markets&nbsp;</em>"From the Vault."&nbsp;These episodes were from early episodes of&nbsp;<em>Morals &amp; Markets&nbsp;</em>from before it became a podcast.&nbsp;</p> <p>Tune in to this episode in which Dr. Salsman discusses anti-capitalist aspects of the environmental movement:</p> <p>&ldquo;Initially called the '<span class="il">ecology</span>' movement, proponents seemed merely to want cleaner air and water, for the benefit of humans (while denying that capitalism alone delivers it),&rdquo; explains Salsman. &ldquo;Before long, the movement became &lsquo;<span class="il">environmentalism</span>,&rsquo; with the premise that &lsquo;nature&rsquo; has&nbsp;<strong>intrinsic</strong>&nbsp;value (apart from man) and man is&nbsp;<strong>non-natural</strong>&nbsp;(not part of nature, hence expendable).&rdquo;</p>