A new green ethos is flowering on the ruins of the
"old" environmental movement that buried itself in
eighties-style gloom-and-doom sermons.
paradigm shift
| old | new |
| doom is imminent | positive vibe |
| environmental destruction | ecological awareness |
| ozone hole | climate change |
| Chernobyl | Katrina |
| pollution | cradle to cradle |
| guilt | care |
| an inconvenient truth | yes, we can! |
| politics | business |
Note the ingenious change of spin.
No more: you shouldn't do harm.
Rather: you can and should do good.
The message has become far more attractive and empowering.