Pyle and Ackerman

I echo Rachel on this one. Whoa boy. Several of us recently had this same conversation during the Earth as Ally conference. Yes, there is hope, but who are we really saving the planet for? Hands down, most would say us. Do we really care about polar bears? If you had the chance to shoot a polar bear in the head or a person chosen at random, you'd probably pick the polar bear. Right? Does that mean we shouldn't save the polar bear, or all the endangered mussels in Indiana? Of course our human nature doesn't allow us to think about life in 2070 when all the oil will be gone. Heck, I'll be gone, and who knows if I'll even have grandchildren to worry about. Let's live it up now. Ha. I do agree that in the end the earth will take care of itself. It would just be nice if we could slow it down a little. Ackerman gives me hope. She reminds me that this is a cycle. Maybe we've already been there before. What is deja vu anyway? This is Earth 2.o, or 3.0, or 6.0. The downward cycle to the end has already begun. I can't wait for the next round.