ECONOMICS/ ENVIRONMENT/ CHILDREN

Chuck Kuepfer has incorporated all three in yesterday's (Aug.4/10) Elmira Independent column. The title is "We're all guilty of short term horizons". Chuck quotes a Cree prophecy: "When all the trees have been cut down, when all the animals have been hunted, when all the waters are polluted, when all the air is unsafe to breathe, only then will you discover you cannot eat money." Further Chuck asks "What good is the modern lifestyle if the tradeoff is lack of fresh air, clean water and safe food supplies?" Although all of us have fallen prey to the seductiveness of our consumer society, Chuck particularily points to corporations and "a profit- at- all- cost mandate with no room for moral implications." Seldom will you read such an insightful overview regarding business and our environment in a mainstream newspaper. My hat is off to Chuck Kuepfer.