Since The Earth Is Finite, And We

Eleventh Commandment: Thou Shalt Not Distort, Delay, Or Sequester Information

We Can't Control Systems Or Figure Them Out. But We Can Dance With Them!

The First Commandment Of Economics Is: Grow. Grow Forever. Companies Get Bigger. National Economies Need To Swell By A Certain Percent Each Year. People Should Want More, Make More, Earn More, Spend More - Ever More. The First Commandment Of The Earth Is: Enough. Just So Much And No More. Just So Much Soil. Just So Much Water. Just So Much Sunshine. Everything Born Of The Earth Grows To Its Appropriate Size And Then Stops.

It Is Not Ok In This Culture To Talk To Friends About Causes You Believe In, Much Less To Ask Them To Join In. It's Ok To Blast Perfect Strangers With Crass Messages Every Hour Of The Day, But It's A Tinge Embarrassing, It Brings Up Some Shyness, It Seems An Intrusion, It Risks Rejection To Share Real Heartfelt Commitments. It's Easier To Share Our Cynicism With Strangers Than Our Dreams With Friends.

Glaciers Are Almost Gone From Glacier National Park