http://greenlagirl.com/book-review-the-lazy-environmentalist-on-a-budget/ Urban environmental lifestyle blog in Los Angeles Thu, 09 Feb 2012 22:11:18 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 http://greenlagirl.com/book-review-the-lazy-environmentalist-on-a-budget/comment-page-1/#comment-509105 Lawrence of the Desert Fri, 12 Feb 2010 19:59:53 +0000 http://greenlagirl.com/?p=9734#comment-509105 Seems to me that Dorfman avoided the "low on discussion of the more difficult questions" criticism when he ordained himself the Lazy Environmentalist. The obvious model here, avoided no doubt for franchise reasons, would be "Environmentalism for Dummies." It's refreshing to see work that doesn't aspire to preaching to the converted; there's already too much of that. What Green LA Girl says is true, but it's not entirely fair to criticize his Talmudic wisdom when he's actually out proselytizing those unfamiliar with the faith. Seems to me that Dorfman avoided the “low on discussion of the more difficult questions” criticism when he ordained himself the Lazy Environmentalist. The obvious model here, avoided no doubt for franchise reasons, would be “Environmentalism for Dummies.” It’s refreshing to see work that doesn’t aspire to preaching to the converted; there’s already too much of that. What Green LA Girl says is true, but it’s not entirely fair to criticize his Talmudic wisdom when he’s actually out proselytizing those unfamiliar with the faith.

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