Still, it astonishes me that we humans cannot resist fouling the very resources that sustain us. Knowing that the combustion of carbon-rich fossil fuels contributes significantly to climate change, we continue to “drill, baby, drill.” Knowing that the rainforests of the world harbor irreplaceable medicinals, we continue to “chop, baby, chop.” Knowing that artisanal gold mining is the biggest source of mercury released into the environment, we continue to “mine, baby, mine.” Knowing that marine plastics pollution is a toxic time bomb, we continue to “mold, baby, mold.” Greed and doublespeak are the two dark faces of this Janus-like justification of our willful imposition on the natural world.
http://theroanokestar.com/2013/07/16/a-grand-rebounding-of-nature/
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