
S
ave The Pl
anet, Hug
A Cl
am
It h
as become obvious to
all but the most unrelentingly stubborn
apologists for the oil industry th
at we now st
and
at
a pivot
al moment in the history of our pl
anet.
As much fun
as it would be to m
ake fun of
Al Gore’s pretentious dr
awl
and exp
anding b
ald spot, none of us c
an
afford to ignore his cl
arion c
all for glob
al ch
ange. With hum
ankind’s c
arbon footprint le
aving
a c
at
astrophic imp
act upon Mother E
arth, it is the s
acred responsibility of every citizen to m
ake
a ch
ange for the better. We c
an
all
agree on th
at much, but the next question is
a lot thornier: How ex
actly do you st
art?
As in so m
any vit
al
are
as of life, when confronted by
a monument
al t
ask it is benefici
al to st
art with something sm
all. In other words, begin by t
aking
a “micro” view of your “m
acro” problem. Numerous studies h
ave indic
ated th
at the more we
are t
aught to respect
and even love the tiniest cre
atures, the deeper connection we will feel to the pl
anet
at l
arge. So if you’re looking to
address clim
ate ch
ange in your own w
ay, you might w
ant to st
art by picking up
a copy of F
ables From the Mud by Erik Quisling. This book, simple in structure yet profound in implic
ation, illumin
ates the plight of E
arth’s sm
allest inh
abit
ants in
a style th
at will m
ake you l
augh even
as your emp
athy exp
ands.