....so what if there's a hole in the ozone layer? Is it fair that environmentalists are willing to sacrifice spectacular, technicolored sunsets in favor of something so trivial as a sustainable biosphere in which life can thrive? Where's their sense of aestheticism? Who has not stopped to ponder the awe-inspiring beauty and symmetry in a burgeoning nuclear mushroom cloud? Who among us has not been moved to deep, introspective reflection on the irony of seeing a river on fire? And we are to surrender these glorious tributes to the human race's artistic prowess with Nature in favor of fresh air and pure water? Not without a fight!

On or about the 12 of this month, scientists predict the population of planet Earth will reach six billion. IMHO therein lies the rub.....

Regards, Neil (with tongue firmly implanted in cheek)