Now by Do a L. Keating . Recently, a friend of mine mentioned my interest in forming a company which would produce a monthly newsletter with local, national and international environmental service trips. We've all heard or read about organizations where members chain themselves to barges to prevent waste spillage and so forth, but I hesitate to condemn them for their activities. Whether or not we agree with their methods, the individuals within these organizations care. However, we also have a duty to improve and protect our environment, the only one we have for now.
Contributors can come in many forms.
Some write checks to environmental or charitable organizations while others actively volunteer. An activist may chain himself to a barge to prevent waste dumping, while still another dashes off a letter to his congressman. All is certainly not lost. The fact is, there are endless ways to lend a hand in our fight for survival. We must simply be willing to advance from our perch and make a significant effort to exist, and to recognize how the coexistence of other life forms balances this mission.