| According to the Environmental Impact Report on the proposed New Los Padres Dam, "approximately 90,000 trees and shrubs will be slashed and burned." Many of these same trees a hundred years ago were feeding the Indians acorns. |
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"All parts of a tree speak. The roots tell about the
dark underground life in the soil--like our own soul life--that sustains growth. The trunk
holds the heart of the here and now daily life, connecting the two realms. The crown
resides--like the birds and the angels up in the sky, like our spirits--transforming light
into life. And each season brings us in touch with the cycles and rhythms of life and our
own wild, ever-connected soul nature" - Elizabeth Murray |
©1998 Peter Hughes
Why don't we attribute value to the environment? If a tree has no value when it's standing there giving us oxygen - not to mention serving as a home for many species - and only acquires a value when it is cut down, then the entire force of economic motive is on the side of the environmental destruction.
- Gloria Steinem
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