It is that as people have messed up bits of the environment, they have come to understand the complexity of ecosystems as well as their importance for human welfare.Two of the sharpest illustrations of this come from China's Great Leap Forward.
As "Valuing Ecosystem Services", a report written recently for America's National Research Council, points out, the difficult part is providing a precise description of the links between the structures and functions of various bits of the environment, so that proper values can be calculated.
We'd all like to do our bit for the environment — and out-of-control gas prices awaken in us a fervent desire to save at the pump through the simple expedient of driving less — but while a leisurely Sunday meander down the coast aboard Amtrak is just fine, when Monday comes, we need our cars.
The hotel is doing a little bit for the environment and, of course, saving on its laundry bill.
Do not trust anyone who says they don't piss in the shower, because pissing in the shower is both totally natural and actually a good way of doing your bit for the environment.
Some people don't understand or they have misunderstandings about the worth of doing our bit for the environment.
