James- Sort of a "we have met the enemy, and the enemy is us"? -Don
> Date: Thu, 30 Jul 2009 07:09:54 -0700 > Subject: [ENTS] Re: Sued By the Forest > From: [email protected] > To: [email protected] > > > Mankind's unbridled exploitation of the Earth will succeed in the > extinction of most of the megafauna that currently exist here. And, > ultimately, in the extinction of Mankind. All things pass, yes, but > humans are like an instantaneous extinction event unto themselves. > Almost as horrid as an asteroid strike. Richard Leakey has it right: > we're in the midst of the great Sixth Extinction. Only this one is > being caused by a species rather than a cosmological/geological event. > Plus, this is the only one that was preventable. Alas, it's too late > now. > > > > > _________________________________________________________________ NEW mobile Hotmail. Optimized for YOUR phone. Click here. http://windowslive.com/Mobile?ocid=TXT_TAGLM_WL_CS_MB_new_hotmail_072009 --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ Eastern Native Tree Society http://www.nativetreesociety.org Send email to [email protected] Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/entstrees?hl=en To unsubscribe send email to [email protected] -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
