terraforming-resistance
The Reds represent a radical opposition to the large-scale terraforming efforts on Mars, advocating for sabotage and alternative, less invasive terraforming methods.
1 chapter across 1 book
Green Mars (1994)Kim Stanley Robinson
Ann, struggling with despair and disconnection, encounters Coyote who introduces her to the Reds, a loose resistance movement opposing the aggressive terraforming of Mars. Through their conversations, Ann confronts her anger at the planet's transformation and contemplates joining the Reds to take action against the industrial-scale terraforming projects. The chapter also explores the ecological changes on Mars, the complexity of resistance movements, and Ann's personal struggle to reconcile her scientific rationality with her emotional response to the planet's changing landscape.