"We stand now where two roads diverge. But unlike the roads in Robert Frost's familiar poem, they are not equally fair. The road we have long been traveling is deceptively easy, a smooth superhighway on which we progress with great speed, but at its end lies disaster. The other fork of the road -- the one "less traveled by" -- offers our last, our only chance to reach a destination that assures the preservation of the earth." - Rachel Carson

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The environment has become a buzz word in recent years and has been used to sell all kinds of products and ideas, some of which have very little to do with the environmental movement. In this section, you will get access to information about Earth's systems, the nature of life, and civilizations impact on the biosphere.

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