From: GERALD LEVY (gerald_a_levy@msn.com)
Date: Tue May 20 2008 - 08:41:48 EDT
> In the context of a global carbon absorption ‘industry’ aligning> economic self-interest with a universal interest in environmental> protection, industriousness means also letting the Earth, in its virgin> state, simply be itself. Such industriousness through letting-be is a> step on the way to humankind practising custodianship of the Earth. Hi Michael E: I am reminded of a line from a poem by Christopher Logue: "Sooner than loose the things he owns he will destroy the world." To which Logue's answer is: "SMASH CAPITAL NOW!" What makes you think that, given the current political and economic climate, nation states and international capital will be able to fuse self-interest with universal interest in such a manner that humankind will be able to practice a environmentally safe "custodianship" of the Earth? In solidarity, Jerry _______________________________________________ ope mailing list ope@lists.csuchico.edu https://lists.csuchico.edu/mailman/listinfo/ope
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