"I want to make it clear, if there is ever a conflict (between environmental quality and economic growth), I will go for beauty, clean air, water, and landscape."
-Jimmy Carter, 1976
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As I read recently (and believe) - People are not the scourge of the planet. The culture that has taken over 99.9 percent of the world's populace is the scourge. People have been around for a whole lot longer than they've been wrecking the place!
Yes - I just read some Daniel Quinn. I'm not saying I came up with this stuff myself, but it's no less true.
I love these little clips. Thanks.