So I came back loving toxic waste, because it brought us together. These things are so big. The clearing of the rain forest will slow down, and in fifty years there will be more trees on the planet than in a long time. Go for it with all your might, but do not be depressed. It is part of a larger thing.
Earth is in the process of domesticating itself.
It is never again going to be as wild a place as it once was. There will be great wild places, reserves where nature thrives. Gardening and reserves will be the thing in the future. Population increase is getting very close to the optimal range of energy to cause a shift in consciousness. That shift in consciousness will change politics, money, energy.