""Fear is a characteristic of fifth waves in bull markets in
commodities: fear of inflation, fear of drought, fear of war. In
addition to survivalism, that mood also produced another fear-related
behavior: environmentalism. The next chart shows that important
progress in the environmental movement occurred during waves III and V
in the CRB index. In contrast, pro-environmental legislation is
largely absent during commodity price declines."
Social Mood and Environmentalism
Free Report on the real origin of the
Green Movement: Social Mood
A housing meltdown, credit crisis, skyrocketing fuel prices, and a
spate of new reports about the dangers of global warming; these are
all headlines seen just this year.
Would you believe there's an explanation for that? It's called
socionomics, and it's the study of the wax and wane of social mood,
from optimism to pessimism. Socionomics explains why the only constant
we can expect is dynamic change in the human experience.
You'll read about some fascinating examples of social mood's ebb and
flow in this FREE report on the relationship between social mood and
environmentalism
In this fact-filled article by Socionomist and EWI Market Analyst Alan
Hall, you'll discover:
• Why the changes in social mood that drive commodity prices higher
also lead to spikes in pro-environmental legislation.
• Why the environmental concerns of the current decade mirror the
1970's.
• What Al Gore's Nobel Peace Prize means for the environmentalist
movement.
• Why anxious social mood conditions have reawakened the survivalist
initiative — which is now experiencing its largest resurgence since
the 1970's.
• The common thread that weaves together the war on terror,
environmental fear, worries about energy, and the rising prices of
food.
• Why a change in social mood towards the negative results in fear,
bear markets for stocks, and bull markets for commodities.