The balance of nature needed to sustain live over the long term involves an incredibly complex interaction among millions of components. Scientists spent years and millions of dollars trying to create a sealed Biosphere that could be built on another planet and support human life with a carefully selected collection of plants and animals. It failed badly.

Man's attempts to improve the world by eliminating nuisance animals like wolves or to convert forests to agriculture have led to seriou...

When we waste something, we turn it into trash – creating additional clean-up costs in addition to losing the value of the item we have wasted.  Yet few people seem to worry as much about wasting what they have as they worry about losing things.

Walking in beauty results from being attuned to our surroundings and maintaining our balance mentally.  When our actions are in harmony with all of nature, we enjoy natural beauty.