1. Make sure Great Lakes water doesn't become just another commodity of interstate commerce -- like trash. In other words, stop it from being converted to gold by greedy entrepreneurs. No more water-for-sale projects, period.
2. Trust in the conservation impulse of the public to hold fast despite massive rollbacks in national environmental protections about to dawn this year.
3. Educate people about the true cost of our affluence -- including poisoned bodies, shrinking natural lands, and degraded waters. Offer a vision of an economy that can generate prosperity without depleting our natural capital for future generations.
4. When you hear a politician talk about "Clear Skies" or "Healthy Forests," understand it means more air pollution and public tree farms.
5. Believe in the power of nature's mystery to work magic even in dark times.
Posted by Dave at December 31, 2004 10:36 AM