ecocapitalist

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eco- +‎ capitalist and ecocapitalism +‎ -ist

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ecocapitalist (plural ecocapitalists)

  1. (politics) A person who subscribes to, an advocate of, a practitioner of, ecocapitalism.
    • 2014 August 20, Lucy Siegle, “Patrick Holden: 'People’s image of farming is a complete fantasy'”, in The Guardian‎[1], →ISSN:
      To some an eco-capitalist, to others a die-hard hippy, farmer Patrick Holden reflects on shunning an ‘us’ and ‘them’ approach to organic farming for something altogether more holistic[.]

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ecocapitalist (comparative more ecocapitalist, superlative most ecocapitalist)

  1. (politics) Pertaining to ecocapitalism.
    • 2011, Dustin Mulvaney, editor, Green Politics: An A-to-Z Guide, SAGE, →ISBN, page 111:
      The ecocapitalist perspective suggests that sustainability and environmental conservation are entirely compatible within capitalist social relationships.

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