Reply #2: There was a time when

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Humans actually lived in harmony with the earth. Because even with our ability to use tools and problem solve, the toechnology wasn;t enough to actually threaten the environment... that time is long since past.

We think we are so smart, we humans who manipulate our surroundings to make us more comfortable.

In the process we have possibly set more in motion than we can even begin to imagine... I agree, think about what this leak means in terms of under the surface of the earth equilibrium. We have already seen more siesmic and volcanic activity this year than many i can remember...what happens when that balance under the surface (that we have no understanding of) is disrupted?

We need this fixed, but I also wonder if at some point we have already pushed our own luck too far. Not just in terms of oil and toxic pollution, but in the atmosphere etc as well. how much methane is coming out of that hole too?

I don't want to think in disastrous and hopeless terms.
I know this really makes us feel like we are only one person, only one small voice who cares amidst a crowd of those who don't or won't care.

But I think it is vital for us to also remember that we are capable of BIG and wonderful things as well. And while some may think it is froo-froo, I believe that intention and consciousness are powerful tools too. If we can raise one person's awareness to action, if we can make one goal in our own lives to use less fossill fuel ...these are the basic concepts of grass roots. and we are capable of making the change we want to see in this world. Send your thoughts and prayers to the workers and the animals of the gulf, make diffeent choices in how you even percieve the disaster....choose to see it as one of the events that will wake up our world to the need for change and lean energy, choose to see it as a death knell for corporate interests above human interests - and make phone calls, sign letters and be loud about the legal and other actions to be taken...