 Today
the Earth's community of living things, its biosphere
(which includes us), is endangered. Quite possibly nothing threatens the welfare
of Life on Earth more than human behavior. If you are a participating member of any
consumption-oriented culture -- especially if you live in the United States -- you
are responsible for unnecessarily destroying the Earth's Biosphere.You, and I, are
responsible because we use things which, when they are produced and sold, result in
activities that damage or destroy parts of the Earth's living zone, its biosphere. A flip
of the light switch is an order to the utilities to create air pollution and radioactive
wastes as they produce electricity for your lamp. Even the aluminum foil around your stick of chewing
gum carries its environmental price. Choosing to consume when it's not necessary, and
choosing not to recycle, are profound statements about your own code of ethics
and sensibility to Life on Earth.
| A tremendous source of up-to-date information on many
aspects of the Earth's environment is provided online for free in the UN's most recent Global Environment Outlook (GEO) Report. The American Association for the Advancement of Science provides
an online Atlas of
Population & Environment in which you can find maps and discussions relating to
such topics as biodiversity, the atmosphere and ecosystems. |
According to the online publication of the United Nations' Global Environment Outlook GEO-3,
North Americans produce more greenhouse gases than all other peoples. In fact North
American per capita impact on the global environment is larger than that of any other
region.
If you want to convince yourself that the statements made on this page are right or
wrong, we invite you to browse our Web eco-links page where
many links are provided to reputable information sources on the Web relating to the
environment. You can also calculate your
Ecological Footprint.
You may be interested in seeing what environment-related
books are available at both Amazon.com in the US and Amazon.com in the UK. |