It is ironic that a rich white man was responsible for the first law that preserved forests. Well one tree at least, the oak. Until you realize the circumstances which brought the edict about. The King, of England, banned the cutting of any oak, because he wanted to build as many ships as possible. If anyone were going to be deforesting, it would be him, to expand the empire.
When we understand the motivations behind action, we get the same relative boost in meaning as one experiences by understanding the phrase actions speak louder than words. Words are but paltry expression of mega-concepts and experiences that defy description. What I mean by transformative compared to any other human may be a completely different experience. When some people say "God bless him." when someone behaves kindly or responsibly, others might just think, "good human". The irony is that we often neglect to look past the surface meanings and claims that we run up against in our daily lives. we hear a cacophony of words, but by the actions we see around us, they don't mirror what people say.
My brother, today posted a video of a woman he has seen on his morning commute multiple times. Because he was ride sharing, he could have someone else capture the video while he gave a description of her previous behavior and she actually did the three dangerous things that he had claimed he had seen her do, almost on cue. I imagine that she thinks that the people too slow to get out of her way are in the wrong, and we let her think that. Each day on her morning commute, she drives dangerously and some others are on the watch for her. We, as a society let her tell herself and others that she is justified because her destination must obviously be more important than everyone else and their safety. Until you realize that as a woman, she has been attacked and marginalized throughout her life. She may mistake violence for love or ridicule and taunting for a show of affection. Whatever the case, the lady needs help.
We all know that our planet is being poisoned by the use of fossil energy, yet we continue to build more capacity for destroying the atmosphere. Poisoning the oceans and sterilizing the last remaining bits of healthy soil left on the continents does not prove that we are a superior race, only that we are not thinking straight. One would think that by now we would have learned from the Tragedy of the Commons. It is one of the first ecological truths understood by primitive people who had gathered together to graze animals on the same land. The marginal return rate as you add animals (or oil wells, or straws into the aquifer) goes down, not up and to make a go of it, the person making the greatest impact has their wealth subsidized by the damage done to the resources of the "others". In the case of fossil energy, that is all other life forms on planet Earth. In terms of water, the big users operate to the detriment of every other being in the watershed and if the draw down in the water table is significant, even people downwind in the airshed will be affected.
Isn't it ironic that even though the vast majority of citizens of the world know, or at least have heard about the falling oil prices, but the corporate welfare stooges who collect big money subsidies for "exploration" are continuing to try to increase production. When will they learn that WE DON'T WANT THEIR BLACK GOO! The market has crashed because we are actually learning to combine trips, shop closer to home, save the money we would have squandered in the gas tank to make our homes nicer or our yards produce a bit of food. Now, we are starting to see a more sensible approach to energy and the writing is on the wall if we would just stop subsidizing the giant energy industry, renewable sources for energy would blossom almost overnight. Heck, just the 10% fall in consumer goods produced by China reduces world oil demand significantly. !0% less cheap plastic crap from china requires 10% less dirty energy and petrochemical waste to feed their supply chain. In some ways the worldwide depression has a positive side!
Isn't it ironic that some would rather go to their graves on the wrong side of history than ever have to learn anything? How is it that we have let them amass so much power? This is why I continue to make biochar and teach others how to make it. doubling the output of arable land is the best way I know to reward people for staying on the land, loving it and reaping the benefits of a recovering ecosystem. I am available for consulting on ECO-related questions for growing your relationship with your land. Please contact me at: tnsaladino42@hotmail.com
When we understand the motivations behind action, we get the same relative boost in meaning as one experiences by understanding the phrase actions speak louder than words. Words are but paltry expression of mega-concepts and experiences that defy description. What I mean by transformative compared to any other human may be a completely different experience. When some people say "God bless him." when someone behaves kindly or responsibly, others might just think, "good human". The irony is that we often neglect to look past the surface meanings and claims that we run up against in our daily lives. we hear a cacophony of words, but by the actions we see around us, they don't mirror what people say.
My brother, today posted a video of a woman he has seen on his morning commute multiple times. Because he was ride sharing, he could have someone else capture the video while he gave a description of her previous behavior and she actually did the three dangerous things that he had claimed he had seen her do, almost on cue. I imagine that she thinks that the people too slow to get out of her way are in the wrong, and we let her think that. Each day on her morning commute, she drives dangerously and some others are on the watch for her. We, as a society let her tell herself and others that she is justified because her destination must obviously be more important than everyone else and their safety. Until you realize that as a woman, she has been attacked and marginalized throughout her life. She may mistake violence for love or ridicule and taunting for a show of affection. Whatever the case, the lady needs help.
We all know that our planet is being poisoned by the use of fossil energy, yet we continue to build more capacity for destroying the atmosphere. Poisoning the oceans and sterilizing the last remaining bits of healthy soil left on the continents does not prove that we are a superior race, only that we are not thinking straight. One would think that by now we would have learned from the Tragedy of the Commons. It is one of the first ecological truths understood by primitive people who had gathered together to graze animals on the same land. The marginal return rate as you add animals (or oil wells, or straws into the aquifer) goes down, not up and to make a go of it, the person making the greatest impact has their wealth subsidized by the damage done to the resources of the "others". In the case of fossil energy, that is all other life forms on planet Earth. In terms of water, the big users operate to the detriment of every other being in the watershed and if the draw down in the water table is significant, even people downwind in the airshed will be affected.
Isn't it ironic that even though the vast majority of citizens of the world know, or at least have heard about the falling oil prices, but the corporate welfare stooges who collect big money subsidies for "exploration" are continuing to try to increase production. When will they learn that WE DON'T WANT THEIR BLACK GOO! The market has crashed because we are actually learning to combine trips, shop closer to home, save the money we would have squandered in the gas tank to make our homes nicer or our yards produce a bit of food. Now, we are starting to see a more sensible approach to energy and the writing is on the wall if we would just stop subsidizing the giant energy industry, renewable sources for energy would blossom almost overnight. Heck, just the 10% fall in consumer goods produced by China reduces world oil demand significantly. !0% less cheap plastic crap from china requires 10% less dirty energy and petrochemical waste to feed their supply chain. In some ways the worldwide depression has a positive side!
Isn't it ironic that some would rather go to their graves on the wrong side of history than ever have to learn anything? How is it that we have let them amass so much power? This is why I continue to make biochar and teach others how to make it. doubling the output of arable land is the best way I know to reward people for staying on the land, loving it and reaping the benefits of a recovering ecosystem. I am available for consulting on ECO-related questions for growing your relationship with your land. Please contact me at: tnsaladino42@hotmail.com
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