McKibben podcast and Bioregional Quiz

McKibben makes many valid points in his podcast, and many of his points are ones that people don't seem to notice.  One point being that people focus more on day to day problems rather than major problems such as the decaying Earth.  Some effects of this problem are already showing, in the form of Global Warming, and some will come out in time.  The title of McKibben's book spells earth, "Eaarth" in order to point out that the planet is drastically different now compared to the beginning of the world.  Another point made is that people in current society do not pay attention or give care to nature like people in the past did, part of this is simply due to more time during childhood is now being spent indoors watching TV or on the internet.  Lack of knowledge to the questions in the Bioregional Quiz supported McKibben's claim.  There are many environmental facts and issues specific to places on the Earth, but most of these facts and issues go unknown to the citizens of that place.  Another topic discussed in the Mckibben podcast is the fact that our population is beginning to outgrow the resources available on the Earth.  This once again shows the narrow mindset of people, because instead of focusing on those who are suffering from hunger and relieving their problems, people continue to reproduce if economically possible.