[gdalton]

I agree that a lot of these greenies go a little to far with there arguments against mans abuse of the earth but you people should realize that we are fucking up the environment and if you want proof then go find the nearest creek or river and drink a nice big glass of that fresh water that we didn't mess up and get back to me.
If you look back to the thirties in America when we started using all these new tools we had invented to help farm the land you will see we had a huge increases in crops and farmers were getting rich, but in a few short years they noticed the land wasn't supporting the crops and the top soil was drying up and huge portions of land were turning into desert. They had huge dust storms that drove a lot of families off their land and killed thousands because of all the dirt they were inhaling in the air. Since then we have learned to calm our selves and give the land time to replenish it's nutrients by planting one field for a season then leaving it alone and planting another field the next season. This however only helps to slow down the process and if you drive through Nebraska today you will see huge fields of crops and right next to them are sand dunes.
As for the poor farmers that can't water there crops because of salmon, don't worry to much because your belly is still full and they get money from the government to make up for there small harvest. And before you start worrying about whether or not your going to be able to have some mashed potato's to go with your nice thick slice of Betsy's ass just think of all the food we waste and all the people who have none to eat and all the food we could give to them and still be able to stuff our faces every night but don't because the farmers and grocery stores want to make enough money to afford the little calf who's feet have never touched the ground. But that is a different argument so I will leave it alone.
My point is we should take more care not to over exert what little power we do have over the earth.