Since civilization began 5000 years ago, a few men who ruled  mainly as tribal kings, have been at war with each other,  nature and subjugated women. Civilized history has been bloody, where once men hacked each other  and innocent women and children with swords at the local city level, they can now on a global level destroy all of civilization with a push of a button. Their assault on nature has been equally as brutal. Practices on the local level, such as slash and burn, strip mining, clear cutting, over grazing has  lead to deforestation, desertification of millions of acres of once productive land and on a global level  the entire atmosphere is polluted along with all the oceans.  These actions has pushed the earth and civilization to a tipping point. Soon the speed of climate change will outrun civilization’s ability to manage it affects on all life on earth. Continue reading →