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The Source of All Our Problems

In order to fix any problem you need to begin by truly understanding the source. Now, part of me agrees that there are millions of little sources out there so it's so hard to ever really understand the true source.  So why bother trying? Another part wants to shrug it all off like some others and just call it basic human greed which is so much a part of our nature that we can never hope to overcome it. However, the bigger part of me still believes strongly that there is a very definite and definable source to the majority of our current world problems and by really understanding that one problem we can do so much more to conquer it once and for all! Now, I'm sure many others before me have written entire books on this or tried to define it in so many different and complicated ways, but here it is in two simple words: "Free Pollution" There is so much to be said about these two words that it's really tough to know where to begin.  The deeper you get int

One World Dream

About 5 years ago I started thinking a lot more about the future of our world and the type of earth we want to leave to our children.  After extensive research and contemplation it became frighteningly clear that if we don't make some very dramatic changes to our way of life very soon we likely won't have any world to leave to our children at all. So where does this leave us?  The task is clearly too big for one person although every little bit will always help.  However, even with the green movement picking up more steam every day, the question is always there as to whether it will be enough.  Can we avoid passing the environmental, economical, and social political tipping points that will be the harbingers of our Apocalypse? So the question really comes down to what position do we want to take?  How much are we willing to do to become a part of the solution rather than part of the problem?  As the sources of our demise become increasingly clear do we continue to walk the