 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.
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.
The Worldwatch Institute's "State of the World 2007" with a special emphasis on
"Our Urban Future," can be purchased, either in hardcopy or PDF format,
by clicking here. |
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. |