“We trust ourselves, far more than our ancestors did… The root of our predicament lies in the simple fact that, though we remain a flawed and unstable species, plagued now as in the past by a thousand weaknesses, we have insisted on both unlimited freedom and unlimited power. It would now seem clear that, if we want to stop the devastation of the earth, the growing threats to our food, water, air, and fellow creatures, we must find some way to limit both.” WaterNatureFreedomHistoryPowerEnvironmentAirFoodLimitsClimate ChangeConservationEnvironmental ProtectionEnvironmental HistoryEnvironmental ChangeEcological LimitsEnvironmental Studies Book:Under western skies: nature and history in the American West Source: Under western skies: nature and history in the American West
“Environmental historians . . . insist that we have got to go . . . down to the earth itself as an agent and presence in history. Here we will discover even more fundamental forces at work over time. And to appreciate those forces we must now and then get out of parliamentary chambers, out of birthing rooms and factories, get out of doors altogether, and ramble into fields, woods, and the open air. It is time we bought a good set of walking shoes, and we cannot avoid getting some mud on them.” EarthForceRoomsDoorsAirFieldsWalkingAppreciateFundamentalsEnvironmentalShoesWoodsAgentsHistorianFactoriesNow And ThenMudChamberParliamentaryBirthingEnvironmental HistoryWalking Shoes Author:Donald Worster
