It's no secret that Earth Day is one of the very few holidays that I actually like, in no small part because Corporate America hasn't really figured out a way to commercialize it to no end (don't worry, I'm assured that they're working on it). For one day, we are asked to look at the world around us, see the very real environmental problems, and do something about it. But of course, one day isn't enough, not by a long shot. If we are to make a difference, we must begin to fundamentally change the way we view ourselves and our relationship to the Earth. For too long have we considered ourselves separate from nature, outside and above it, given dominion to do as we wish. Many are now beginning to realize that this cannot be so, that as humans we are inextricably linked to nature and what we do to it will eventually affect us. The days of easy energy and endless productivity of goods, all done while raping the environment, are coming to an end because they must, ...
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