Earth Day 1970 Was Irrefutable Evidence That

The Modern Assault On The Environment Began About 50 Years Ago, During And Immediately After World War Ii.

If You Can See The Light At The End Of The Tunnel, You Are Looking The Wrong Way.

The Environmental Crisis Arises From A Fundamental Fault: Our Systems Of Production - In Industry, Agriculture, Energy And Transportation - Essential As They Are, Make People Sick And Die.

The Gap Between Brute Power And Human Need Continues To Grow, As The Power Fattens On The Same Faulty Technology That Intensifies The Need.

The Environmental Crisis Is Somber Evidence Of An Insidious Fraud Hidden In The Vaunted Productivity And Wealth Of Modern, Technology-based Society. This Wealth Has Been Gained By Rapid Short-term Exploitation Of The Environmental System, But It Has Blindly Accumulated A Debt To Nature-a Debt So Large And So Pervasive That In The Next Generation It May, If Unpaid, Wipe Out Most Of The Wealth It Has Gained Us.