The Environment by Janet Banting Why Should We Care? The 90's have arrived, folks! Experts tell us that this is the decade in which we either "go to war to save the planet" (David Suzuki's metaphor), or we continue to live by the 70's and 80's ways when greed and consumerism reached ridiculous heights, and let it all go down the tubes. If we choose the latter course, it will be easier on us, since we'll be able to continue in selfish and short-sighted ways, and, after all, why care what kind of mess is left behind once we're gone? Many of us do care, and there is a simple reason why we care passionately. Our children are the ones who will inherit the fouled-up mess! 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