The Eco-Summit opened with a slide show of the exotic beauty of Costa Rica and the charms of Africa's coastal paradise, Madagascar. Ecological preservation has been practiced for millennia by indigenous peoples who instinctively, by observation and oral traditions, followed natural laws. There is plenty of unearthed evidence which points to prosperous peoples and civilizations which honored the earth in sustainable eco-agricultural societies. California, as an eco-agricultural tourist attraction, has already prospered, according to the San Diego Farm Bureau. One example is revenue generated by the wine country, with its numerous wine-tasting festivities and tours.
Agricultural runoff is now more than double what it was a few decades ago.
Tourism took a nose dive in Milwaukee when the water plague hit a few years back, and they have never fully recovered. The city is being faced with numerous lawsuits. Scientists are still not quite sure how the crypto bug got into the water supply, but urban and agricultural runoff were viewed as the primary culprits. Pesticides and herbicides are dilute neurotoxins that damage the nervous system, equilibrium and our ability to handle stress. Our local governments must press the EPA to regulate these chemical and microbes and require all water utilities to monitor for the most dangerous.