A wise person once said, with great gifts comes great responsibility. We human beings have been gifted with minds that have constructed language, developed reasoning and gained insight through our turbulent history. Those achievements have put us in control of not just other species, but of the Earth itself. Indeed, we reroute rivers, remove mountaintops and torch millions of acres of jungle in order to suit our purposes. Unfortunately, our rapaciousness and ever-growing population has only recently crossed the line in terms of being sustainable. We are at an important cross-roads.
An overwhelming majority of scientists are now convinced that we are warming the planet, and unless we undertake bold steps to address it, we face mass species extinction, mass human migration, pestilence, etc.
(The WCG thanks The Weston Town Crier for printing this article)
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