Mon, Dec 7, 2009 Permanent linkI couldn't agree more.
I highly suggest the book Ishmael by Daniel Quinn. He breaks down the history of human civilization back to the beginning of the agricultural revolution when man no longer recognized himself as an animal subject to the laws of nature and of the gods.
Humans should feel free to take what we need from nature, but we must do so in sustainable ways. To me global warming seems to be a distraction from the real sources of pollution and environmental destruction such as:
overpopulation
deforestation
release of pharmaceuticals into the environment
soil contamination
release of fertilizers into the oceans/waterways
marine pollution
overfishing
urban sprawl