You may not agree totally with the list below, but I just wanted to condense the message of 100s of books into simple terms.

About 15 years ago, I decided to evaluate the environmental situation, to see if I could contribute in some way to support Terra. I needed something that was a little more productive than recycling my Pepsi and Bud cans. After reading a pile of environmental authors, I concluded that the main reasons for the worlds problems were as follows:

• needs, perceived needs, wants and desires;
• lack of understanding, lack of caring;
• peer pressure, sales pressure or propaganda;
• obvious deceit by critics;
• convenience;
• profit;
• greed, selfishness;
• vanity;
• religious doctrine;
• individuals confused by conflicting information.