Friday's Investor's Business Daily had an intriguing editorial on what to do when those eco-freaks drive you into a state of panic: visit an eco-therapist.
What's clear is that Western society has achieved such a level of prosperity that some of us have the time and energy to let ourselves be consumed with worry and guilt over a problem that may very well be imaginary.
Let no one say that this world of abundance has come at the expense of the environment. Despite the psychoses, our earth is a cleaner, more livable place than it was even 40 years ago.
Don't think so? Then take a look at a government report (start with www.earthday.gov) that actually measures air and water quality, and wetlands gains.
Instead of driving ourselves up the proverbial wall over greenhouse gases, old-growth trees, pesticides, polar bears and plastic bags, maybe we should work toward becoming even more prosperous and spreading that prosperity around the world.
It seems that capitalism is the only economic system that can afford cleanliness.
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