Happy Earth Day! Remember to use things again and again. There is treasure in the trash. Don't let the landfill mountains topple down on us. Don't let the air become more dangerous than it already is. Water shouldn't come with warning labels. Personal accountability is a good thing. I'm tired of seeing plastic bags, cigarette butts, and fast food wrappers tumbling along in the breakdown lanes of the freeways. It's interesting that many people assume that somebody else will come along with a little dustpan and broom to clean up after them. Be the dustpan. Be the broom. There are not many people more arrogant than those who fling things out of car windows while driving. Royalty of the roads, with the rest of us as servants? I think not! And remember, every purchase comes with a past and future. Where was it before it was yours? Where will it go after it was yours? If you can't be responsible for it, maybe you shouldn't have it in the first place.

It is a hard job for humanity to learn to coexist with all of the other forms of life on this planet. From our track record, that is obvious. If things don't change, the irresponsibility of some will lead to disaster for us all.

I leave you with Edward Abbey:

"If wilderness is outlawed, only outlaws can save wilderness."

and

"The industrial corporation is the natural enemy of nature."

Remember, corporations need money to survive. Vote with your wallet.