What happens when Nature is overwhelmed by greed , … ?!
As the remarkable natural farmer, Bhaskar Save (86 years old), says: “A child has a right to its mother’s milk, but if we draw on Mother Earth’s blood and flesh as well, how can we expect her continuing sustenance?”
The following article, published on 8th March, 2009 in the New York Times, is certainly worth reading. Here’s an excerpt:
Let’s today step out of the normal boundaries of analysis of our economic crisis and ask a radical question: What if the crisis of 2008 represents something much more fundamental than a deep recession? What if it’s telling us that the whole growth model we created over the last 50 years is simply unsustainable economically and ecologically […]
“We created a way of raising standards of living that we can’t possibly pass on to our children,” said Joe Romm […]
We have not generated real wealth, and we are destroying a livable climate …’ Real wealth is something you can pass on in a way that others can enjoy.”