The Bee and The Industrial Revolution

Orlando Lujan Martinez rtf.........rtf
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The BP oil spill that is devastating the states ,bordering the gulf of Mexico, has made it a necessity to redistribute the essay The Bee and the Industrial Revolution. Both BPs oil spill and the chemicals that are decimating the bee population are interconnected with the Industrial Revolution.

Preamble to The Earth Charter.
We stand at a critical moment in Earth's history, a time when humanity must choose its future. As the world becomes increasingly interdependent and fragile, the future at once holds great peril and great promise. To move forward we must recognize that in the midst of a magnificent diversity of cultures and life forms we are one human family and one Earth community with a common destiny. We must join together to bring forth a sustainable global society founded on respect for nature, universal human rights, economic justice, and a culture of peace. Towards this end, it is imperative that we, the peoples of Earth, declare our responsibility to one another, to the greater community of life, and to future generations.

The Bee and the Industrial Revolution
By Orlando Lujan Martinez, IWA

American bee keepers are disturbed by the loss of the bee population, bees have not been returning to their hives and that is affecting the American honey bee pollinating industry. Is it an unparalleled natural rhythmic ebb in the honey bee population? or a portentous prophetic warning of a failing ecosystem? If the bees continue to disappear American agriculture will come to a disastrous end because the crops and trees must be pollinated by bees before they can produce fruit and vegetables.

Song birds, crickets, butterflies and ants are disappearing at an alarming rate. if is widely believe that the main causes of their disappearance is automobile emissions and the production of electricity by coal fueled energy plants and other chemical emissions that are used to manufacture consumer goods. Al Gore’s "Planetary Emergency' began with Britons 1790 First Industrial Revolution i.e. the mass production of manufactured goods for profit, and then spread to the rest of the world.

The reduction in automobile emissions, the recycling program and the low flush toilet are paltry efforts when compare with what will really be needed to save the earth. There will have to be other very serious reductions in the consumption habit.

Here are some of the regulations and principles, that will eventually, by necessity, be made into laws that the nations of the world, especially the capitalist consumer countries of the West, will have too collectively enforce.
"Wants" are the desire to collect possessions for the egos own sake and because money is available to indulge in this kind of self serving.
"Needs" are the possession of only the things-home, food and clothing- that are essential for the survival of human beings and serve the needs of the world community.
The hard fact is that a true reduction of emissions means a reduction in consumption. This means the restriction of the manufacturing of consumer "want" goods if they do not pass the criteria of the "needs" rule.

The world can no longer afford the "wants' of the consumer society that was created by capitalism merely for profit and the need of possesses. Corporations must have other incentives besides the bottom line.
Eva Morales, president of Bolivia, said. "We cannot continue as we are or we will encounter our own destruction."
Only recently, Gorbachev observed: "We need a new civilization model because the present one has reached its end and has exhausted its possibilities; we have to reach a consensus on new values, or in 30 or 40 years the Earth may exist without us."
A new value system must be created. Other incentives, besides profit and personal power and possession, must be developed. The "New Man's Theory'- a Communist-Marxist theory-developed by Chi Guevara and Fidel Castro which was basically that Cubans should no longer work for "personal benefits but for the good of everybody in the society." The New Mans Theory is the answer to the question "How can we save ourselves, our families, our nation and our world."

The theologian Leonardo Boff, the founder of Liberation Theology, writes in his Earth Charter Commission essay Sustainable Retreat: " We are comforted by the maxim of the German poet, Hölderin: ' When the danger is great, great is also the salvation. "When, within a few years, we reach the heart of the crisis (the BP oil spill may be the heart and the turning point and the relauching of the Green Revolution) and everything is at risk, then will be apparent the value of our ancestral wisdom and the origins of Christianity: "in case of extreme necessity all becomes common. Capital, knowledge and wealth will be shared by all to save all. And we will save ourselves, together with the Earth."
The first step towards survival is to read and put into practice the Earth Charter: the most important document of our times, and the Sustainable Retreat by theologian Leonardo Boff member of the Earthcharter Commission. And the Progessive Utilization Theory (PROUT), the Ideology of and features on holistic, value-oriented socio-economics promoting economic democracy, cultural renaissance, and integrated view on human character and an theory which will replace Capitalism. www.proutworld.org

Then each must take action by talking about global warming (the crisis)with your neighbor and then ask the question "What actions can we take to save ourselves and the world." The crisis must be the subject of discussion on the agenda of every organization and the subject of school classes. Do not wait for others to start.
Through our united effort we can save our lovely mother earth but we must start now.

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The complete Earth Charter:

The Earth Charter is a declaration of fundamental values and principles for building a just, sustainable, and peaceful global society in the 21st century. Created by the largest global consultation process ever associated with an international declaration, endorsed by thousands of organizations representing millions of individuals, the Earth Charter seeks to inspire in all peoples a sense of global interdependence and shared responsibility for the well-being of the human family and the larger living world.[citation needed] It is an expression of hope and a call to help create a global partnership at a critical juncture in history. The Earth Charter's inclusive ethical vision proposes that environmental protection, human rights, equitable human development, and peace are interdependent and indivisible. It provides a new framework for thinking about and addressing these issues;

General Principles
The Earth Charter urges environmental responsibility, peaceful coexistence, respect for life, democracy, and justice. It is organized into 16 general headings, each covering a general principle, as follows:
1. Respect Earth and life in all its diversity.
2. Care for the community of life with understanding, compassion and love.
3. Build democratic societies that are just, participatory, sustainable and peaceful.
4. Secure Earth's bounty and beauty for present and future generations.
5. Protect and restore the integrity of Earth's ecological systems, with special concern for biological diversity and the natural processes that sustain life.
6. Prevent harm as the best method of environmental protection and, when knowledge is limited, apply a precautionary approach.
7. Adopt patterns of production, consumption and reproduction that safeguard Earth's regenerative capacities, human rights and community well being.
8. Advance the study of ecological sustainability and promote the open exchange and wide application of the knowledge acquired.
9. Eradicate poverty as an ethical, social and environmental imperative.
10. Ensure that economic activities and institutions at all levels promote human development in an equitable and sustainable manner.
11. Affirm gender equality and equity as prerequisites to sustainable development and ensure universal access to education, health care and economic opportunity.
12. Uphold the right of all, without discrimination, to a natural and social environment supportive of human dignity, bodily health and spiritual well-being, with special attention to the rights of indigenous peoples and minorities.
13. Strengthen democratic institutions at all levels, and provide transparency and accountability in governance, inclusive participation in decision-making, and access to justice.
14. Integrate into formal education and lifelong learning the knowledge, values and skills needed for a sustainable way of life.
15. Treat all living beings with respect and consideration.
16. Promote a culture of tolerance, nonviolence and peace.

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Reaction
The Earth Charter has been publicly endorsed, recognized, or supported by people and organizations across a wide range of the political spectrum, from conservative to liberal, as well as from all major religious traditions.[citation needed] It has received support from business corporations, grassroots activists, universities, governments, and global non-governmental organizations.[citation needed] Overall, reaction to the document can be characterized as overwhelmingly positive.
However, the Charter has also received opposition from some groups and governments. In the United States and a few other countries, members of the Religious Right have objected to the document on grounds that it is secular, espouses socialism, and contains no reference to the doctrines of Judeo-Christianity.[citation needed] In addition, some conservatives cite an informal comment by Mikhail Gorbachev that the document is "a kind of Ten Commandments", and point to the fact that at the 2002 World Summit on Sustainable Development in Johannesburg, South Africa, a copy of the document was placed symbolically in an "Ark of Hope" -- an independent project by the American artist Sally Linder. Some members of the American Religious Right infer from these incidents that the Charter is a proposed replacement for the Ten Commandments, and part of a conspiracy to establish a New World Government that replaces individual National Sovereignty.
Earth Charter International, the organization responsible for promoting the Charter, notes in its literature that the Earth Charter is respectful and inclusive of all religious traditions. The Charter itself makes no statements to support these claims of intent to supplant any of the world's religions or to create a world government. The Charter is simply a statement of common ethical values. It recognises humanity's shared responsibility to the Earth and to each other.
Some Libertarians also express numerous critiques of the Charter, including a concern that the Charter's language calling for 'economic justice' is equivalent to espousing socialism. But the Charter's leadership has consistently stated that it does not adhere to any specific political ideology, and support for the Earth Charter has come from both traditionally "left" and "right"-leaning political leaders, in many countries.

e 21st century. Created by the largest global consultation process ever associated with an international declaration, endorsed by thousands of organizations representing millions of individuals, the Earth Charter seeks to inspire in all peoples a sense of global interdependence and shared responsibility for the well-being of the human family and the larger living world.[citation needed] It is an expression of hope and a call to help create a global partnership at a critical juncture in history. The Earth Charter's inclusive ethical vision proposes that environmental protection, human rights, equitable human development, and peace are interdependent and indivisible. It provides a new framework for thinking about and addressing these issues;
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