David Brower's C P R

Time for Timescale politics!

C P R FOR THE EARTH

"Conservation: We've got to use our resources rationally.
We haven't been all that rational
these last brief millenia."
( Nota Bene the Timescale -- emphasis added)
"Preservation: We've got to preserve what we can never replace.
That's what wilderness is.
That's what biodiversity is,
and we're getting rid of both
faster than anybody has ever done."
(NB the Timescale -- emphasis added)
"Restoration: We're bright enough to build back,
to restore the rivers we've dammed,
the forests we've clearcut,
the seas we've bloodied, polluted, and
strip-mined with drift nets;
the mountains we've bolted and bulldozed,
the deserts we've spoiled or mistakenly created;
the ozone layer we've punctured.
We can't restore a lot of things that are gone,
but we can certainly restore human integrity."

from David Brower's Let the Mountains Talk, Let the Rivers Run -- a call to those who would save the Earth

they had me on my third martini
we humans have been partying pretty hard
ransacked most of the Earth for resources
but now we're eating the seed corn
living off the natural capital of the planet
the principal, and not the interest
It was a grand binge
but now the hangover is upon us
and it will soon be throbbing

Rule No. 6
Whatever you do, don't violate Rule No. 6
What is rule number 6?
Rule Number 6 says,
"Never take yourself too seriously."
(Of course, I do, but I pretend I don't.)
What are the other rules?
There are no other rules. pg. 4 in Let the Mountains Talk, Let the Rivers Run