1970_03 The Daily Collegian March 1970

              A FABLE FOR OUR TIME
Captain Cook's steel chisel
vs. native's forearm chisel
By Michael Perelman
Ecology Action, Berkeley
Captain Cook visited a Polynesian island  that no European
had ever seen before. The good
working with a chisel made of
tbe bone of a human forearm.
Captain Cook bestowed to this
primitive tbe benefits of civiU-
zatlon by giving Mm a steel
chisel. The next Ume the artisan
saw the captain he returned the
steel chisel. The would-be Pro-
methlan captain was dumbfounded. "The chisel is a gift and It Is
yours; furthermore, I have even
more of them for you.* The poor
native remained steadfast. "Your
chisel ls much better than mine.
from or how to make a new one.
available to him and his family.
So long as they relied only on
the gifts nature laid out for them
In their Immediate eco-reglon,
they could survive In harmony
with nature. The people from
Captain Cook's civilization saw
the steel chisel as a more powerful gift with which to manipulate
.  The   i
ciety h
where available. So the price they
would have to pay for their steel
chisel was a membership In a
vast Interlocking system of trade.
This system lost all human dl-
Jects. Wlille society developed
more power to manipulate nature,
ln truth, much of the power was
used to manipulate men. The
Polynesian artisan I
steel cl
with nature. Our enormous Industrial system was too complex tor
us to read the feedback nature
gave us. The destruction produced by our quest for wealth and
power has caused cataclysmic
damage to nature and the de-
humanlzaUon of man. In spite of
the obvious consequences of our
greed, many people today are
anxiously holding on to their
wealth and power. Some of them
say that those best equipped for
power should exercise It, and
those who presently are exercising It are best equipped. Others
say only more or only better use
of power can save us from the
destruction caused by the use of
power today.
We say that we want no part
of their kind of power. Only by
following the example ofthe Poly-
assert  purselves as individuals
deed, only by following his example do we deserve fo survive.
4     THE DAILY COLLEGIAN    Thursday. Mar,
Mankind's inalienable rights
> avoid regl-
By Paul R. Ehrllch
The right to limit our fam-
The right to eat.
The   right   to   eat   meat.
The   right  to drink pure
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6. The right t
mentation.
7. The right to hunt and fish.
8. The right to view natural
9. The right to breathe clean
air.
10. The right to silence.
11. The   right to avow pesticide poisoning.
12. The   right  to be  free of
13. The  right  to educate our
children.
14. The  right to have grandchildren.
15. The  right to have greatgrandchildren.
-From "The Population Bomb"
Paper
(Continued from Page 3)
duplicating   paper,   about   1,000
reams - 500,000 sheets —every
10 days or two weeks.
Between   the   print  shop and
shipping and receiving, al
1 of the shipping and receiving department,
says scratch pads make up a
large amount of the paper ordered, lie estimates he sends for
57G pads of eight by 10 Inch
scratch paper, 288 three by five
Inch pads and 288 four by six
Inch pads. Averaging about 100
sheets to a pad, that's more than
50,000 sheets of scratch paper
used on campus each week.
Moad says paper usage has Increased about 20 per cent each
year for the past two years. He
links the Increase ln paper usage
to the Increase ln campus enrollment. The tie-in Is obvious: more
students mean more handouts by
What can be done about the
paper waste on the FSC campus?
The key word to remember ls
"re-cycllng.* Use the same sheet
of paper twice. More If you can.
When you get a note from
someone, write them back, but
use the other side of their note.
In running off copies, use both
sides of the paper. If the message
ls not long enough for more than
'One side, save the paper and use
the other side later.
Instead ob buying scratch paper, use old paper that has already been written on. This ls
also a good Idea for doodlers.
Whan   paper   has  already been
Or. If all other uses escape
you, mix paper with flour and
water and make paper mache.
This serves a dual purpose because by using paper mache to
build something, you are leaving
other material to be used for a
more useful purpose.
For Instance, If you make a table out of paper mache, you will
allow the wood that would have
gone Into the table to be used for'
another purpose, such as building
How to save the world-
have fewer kids, better ones
ularly   reluctant  I
By Larry Crowder
Are pollution and overpopulation really problems? "Otcourse
not,* some reply. "Pollution control ls just a plot by crackpot
alarmists to scare us.* "No,*
say others. "The government ls
just diverting attention from the
'war' In Vietnam.*
However,' many people who
have Just pulled their heads from
the sand are now looting at the
facts. Many recent books present
and support cases against overpopulation and pollution. One of
the best ls Dr. Paul ErhUch's
•Population Bomb." While some
of the-things he says may be-
scary, the facts remain. According to ErhUch; "By the elementary standard that most people
are going hungry, the world today
Is overpopulated. And we can expect the situation to get worse.
At present, the populaUon of the
world ls  growing at  a  rate of
Clean
ecology
(ConUnued from page 3)
-Reduce paper waste through
-Investigate the people who
supply the campus with materials
to make sure we aren't patronizing polluters.
-Don't throw away old Items.
Somebody, somewhere can probably use them.
—At the grocery store, don't
take a paper bag Just to carry
home a bottle of milk. If you
must use a bag, take It with you
the next time you go to the store
and use It again.
-Don't brown bag It. Take your
lunch ln a lunch box, notji paper
-Keep a bucket ln the kitchen
for food scraps. Bury them ln
your yard about six feet deep so
they don't attract files or dogs.
They will eventually decompose
and help the soil.
—Use public transportation,
ride bicycles or
slightly less than two per cent
per year. Doubling times (tbe
time required for the population
to double) range from 20 to 30
years ln • underdeveloped countries. In the developed world,
countries Ue mostly ln the 50 to
120 year range, with the United
States one of the fastest — about
No doubt you have heard about
the miracle high yield grains that
can enormously increase the food
production of underdeveloped
countries, with the help of pesticides and inorganic fertilizers.
The fact ls that they are only a
stalling tactic, and even with
them, the most optimistic view
for our future ls dim. Unless
some real action ls taken ln the
field of populaUon control, we
will soon be ln serious trouble.
M any ecologlsts and environmentalists predict worldwide famine
ln the  mld-70s. But,, everyone
walk.
The quantitative effects of
overpopulation on an -inderde-
voloped country shoulc be ob-
ural prey of malnutrition, starvation and disease, but they are
unable to accumulate enough capital to finance programs needed
to get out of their sorry plight.
Since a certain amount of development seems to be the prerequisite for a successful program of population control, tbe
underdeveloped countries find
themselves ln a vicious cycle.
To quote Robert E. Nell, associate professor of history at
Obsriln College: "Overpopulation
prevents material progress,
which ln turn thwarts populaUon
Another vital aspect directly
linked ' to the problem of overpopulation ls that of pollution,
particularly ln tbe overdeveloped
countries. Air poUution, water
pollution, noise, traffic congestion, overburdened public services - these and a multitude of
and
the proUferatloo of oor social
problems. Confronted by smog
and traffic Jams, we Americans
prefer to say that the trouble ls
too  many  cars instead of too
Then, what of the world? If
populations o f underdeveloped
countries continue to cUmb, then
worldwide economic modernization ls Impossible. If populations
of advanced countries  continue
Supervisors will help
of Supervisors has offered to I
help civic club* and service I
groups who want to clean up |
trash alone county road
The supervisors say
wlU supply the groups with I
burlap bags and win either |
pick up the loaded sack
pay disposal site fees 1
organizations haul the Utter I
if it ls possible at all, will only
be achieved through extensive
government   regulaUon.    Thus,
a the mounting
tensions between them, if the
United States could Isolate Itself
from tbe rest of the world, we
could support ourselves for quite
a while. But this Is impractical,
if not Impossible. First, as much
as the world depends on us, we
also depend on it for vital raw
materials. Second, pressures
from starving countries could
load to war. Our population Is only
one-fifteenth of the world's, yet
we consume over SO per cent of
its raw materials. By ISM -
shades of OrweU - the U.S.
Department of Agriculture predicts that even if we release all
.our stored food and all our farms
produce optimum yields, the
have-not nations will feel the
scourge of famine.
So open your eyes, look around;
It's your world, It's your decision. What are you going to do?
r to your con-
tlon of the nation's priorities.
-Assess your*personal goals
ln terms of your relaUonshlp
with the environment.
-Sell your eight-cylinder car
and buy a four oi even a stx-
cyUnder vehicle.
-Mall ln any prepaid envelopes
that you get ln the mall advertising ecologically undesirable
products. They cost the advertiser about seven cents each.
-When you buy milk at the
store ln a carton, take an empty
Jug with you. When you reach the
checkout   stand,  pour the  milk
materials.
-Protest the use of machines
such as snowmobiles, dune buggies, power boats, etc. Keep tbe
land for the people, not the machine.
-Have a small family.
-Stop smoking. It will help reduce smoke poUutants, eUmlnate
waste ln the form of empty dga-
ret   packs   and   make you feel
-Plant a garden and grow your
own food.
-Cancel subscriptions to all
your magazines. Read them ln
the library.
-Do not look for an overnight
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