Observations on Nature Hostility

This is a picture of the Tesoro Refinery just north of central Salt Lake City

(photo from deseretnews.com)

There are a few different ways to interpret the meaning of nature hostility. Consider the above image. The kind of nature hostility seen here is just obvious harm being done to the environment. These refineries, which we keep so close to home that I could drive to this one in less than 15 minutes, are like an infected scar on the land. This to me is one way nature hostility can be understood. 

Another meaning of nature hostility makes itself apparent in commercials like this one:

This ad is interesting because although it is advertising a diesel (and supposedly more environmentally friendly) vehicle it is actually doing a really good job of making fun of people who take actions to be more environmentally friendly. In the ad you see a group called the "green police" overzealously and comedically persecuting people for doing un-green things like using the wrong lightbulb, or asking for plastic bags at the grocery store. This shames people who are actually taking small steps like composting leftover food and using reusable traveling coffee mugs, and says something along the line of: "Hey, instead of doing all those meaningless little things that probably don't do any good anyway, why don't you just buy this here new shiny car? You can drive lots and not feel too guilty about it; plus you'll look cool." This is another form of nature hostility, although perhaps not so blatant as the jeep ads where cars are driven through rivers destroying natural habitats.