Our disconnect with nature is the key to global warming

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lobal Warming is attributed to many things, but writing his column on truthdig, Chris Hedges sees this dilemma as arising from our disconnect from nature.

He writes: “The wind on the peak of Mount Washington—the East Coast’s highest point, where some of the most erratic and treacherous weather in the world occurs—reached 60 miles an hour the day I was there with my family. Backpackers huddled in the biting chill next to large boulders or congregated in the lobby of a snack bar and gift shop that extract money from the thousands of tourists who ride the cog railroad or drive up the auto road from the base of the mountain each summer.”

Read more - “Evoking the Wrath of Nature”.