He sees hope in their motivation for working toward a better environment. However, LeQuire cautions that it's good to know the philosophical foundations of those you work with. It simply means that, no matter how diverse things appear to be, all things are really one. Eventually, according to the monist, differences between a person, a fish, a stone or a flower all break down. All is one, including God.
Pantheism is a type of monism.
If you consider that humans breathe the air expired by plants, that the elements that make up our bodies come from all parts of the earth and that the aerosols we use are destroying the ozone layer, it's impossible not to see our interconnection with the environment. Many other philosophical influences on environmentalism take their cue from monism. In most university towns, these are a relatively common sight. Gaia was the Greek goddess of the earth. To those who believe, Gaia is Mother Earth.