It seems folks may be missing the main point of the initial question here. Paraphrasing, "Are ecologists part of the problem?" Related to, environmental footprint and lifestyle choices.
Einstein was a great scientist because his thoughts were generally consumed by scientific ideas. Same goes for Beethoven with music, Emerson for writing or even Ghandi for righteousness. My point is that in being ecologists our thoughts influence our choices. I couldn't think of another course of thought that would guide choices in as positive a way (related to our footprint and lifestyle choices) as profoundly as Ecology. Just the fact that this thread has continued for so long is shows us how concerned we are about our choices. Whether or not we can effect change in others remains to be seen, but I still feel like anything other than optimism is unacceptable. One never knows... Eric North All Things Wild Consulting P.O. Box 254 Cable, WI 54821 928.607.3098 > Date: Thu, 10 Sep 2009 18:50:46 -0400 > From: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [ECOLOG-L] Are ecologists the problem? > To: [email protected] > > I'm not sure being ecologists makes any of us that much more grounded than > the average person. Look at all of these posts about lifestyle choices to > trim our footprint. Only two even refer to the number of humans leaving a > footprint as a potential problem. _________________________________________________________________ Get back to school stuff for them and cashback for you. http://www.bing.com/cashback?form=MSHYCB&publ=WLHMTAG&crea=TEXT_MSHYCB_BackToSchool_Cashback_BTSCashback_1x1
