Mother earth- Needs a little lovin'

An educational interview with Robert Stone in NYT. Had an interesting discussion with my neighbors about education. The latter has come to mean getting degrees- but education develops one's ability to question, to seek, to think, to collaborate, and to improve the world around us. A questioning mind leads us to conserve resources and figure out more efficient methods for living life. I am glad that my colleague and I started down this path in early 2007- hopefully we have 'educated' at least a few students. It is easier to teach than to practice, so one's own lifestyle must change first.

Earth Day, the Sequel - Dot Earth Blog - NYTimes.com:

Q: "Sounds like you’re talking about a more educated populace (able to discern the broader costs and benefits of actions) and more transparency — kind of the energy/environment equivalent of those nutrition labels on food?"

A: Yes that’s part of it. But you can’t ram this stuff down peoples throat. They need to be drawn to it on their own accord because it interests them. How many Americans know that we send about [12:22 p.m. | Updated: $96 billion to OPEC countries a year*] $800 billion to the Middle East every year for oil? Why isn’t Glenn Beck outraged about that? How many American’s know that we consume 30 percent of the world’s oil but have only 2 percent of the world’s oil reserves — so much for “drill, baby, drill.”