Surely there is no one who still seriously believes we are not facing ecological catastrophe. The only real question now is what are we going to do about it.
My idea of being environmentally aware consists of looking both ways before crossing the street. What is the point of doing much more? There is a litany of excuses for apathy and inertia that can be boiled down to three generic rationales:
One person can’t stop global trashing. Ecologically responsible behaviour is too expensive and onerous for the individual. It is up to governments and corporations to take action, and they will not do so because the global economic system is based on using natural resources faster than they can be sustained or replaced.The first two reasons are complementary, and rafters of books are being churned out to persuade us we can each do our part with very little effort and expense. And so we get the likes of Adria Vasil’s Ecoholic: Your Guide to the Most...
James Roots, although currently living in Kanata, Ontario, is a born and bred Torontonian. He learned photography from his father, one of Toronto’s most popular wedding and portrait photographers for half a century.
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