Peg...Sometimes it seems like spitting in the wind, trying to get folks to acknowledge/understand the connection between us...and the whole rest of the world. This is particularly true of urban people, a larger and larger percent of the population, who are so disconnected from the real world that they perceive no connection...I overheard a well-dressed woman at the nursery just the other day saying, "Well, I don't care if it kills the birds, these bugs are eating my flowers!" Clearly she is unaware of the canary in the mine analogy.

But I do think it is worthwhile to keep harping on this subject. Silent Spring was written a long time ago and Rachel Carson left this world thinking she'd written it to no avail, yet awareness...slow as molasses in winter..has grown since then. And you never know when a scornful, scoffing disbeliever will put 2 and 2 together, maybe long after he remembers where the first 2 came from, and the penny will drop.

For instance, regarding light pollution, I've seen street lights with the top 3rd painted black, solar lighting is on the upswing...one small step from mankind. And recent studies have indicated that indoor light pollution is directly harmful to humans...nightlights may play a role in who gets cancer. Even humans need total darkness for healthy sleep it seems...not too surprising, evolutionarily speaking, since that's what we slept in until relatively recently.

Keep talking. Until the regular run of human beings feel personally threatened, they are not likely to change. But passionate, well-reasoned input like yours can make a difference.