… As well, environmental degradation has taken a toll.  Our wanton ways have led to climate change, a decline in biodiversity, and the development of vast dead zones in the oceans.  Cancer and autism rates are on the rise, the bees are disappearing, and large-scale factory livestocking and farming have led to profound problems like obesity, contamination of ground water, pesticides/hormones in our food, and food poison outbreaks. Maybe it's time to take a step back, and revisit the joys of the …