Thursday, July 9, 2009

don't step on that ant hill

Came across this in my Foundations of Management text book. Thought it was an interesting point.

"Consider this: All the ants on ths planet, taken together, have a biomass greater than that of humans. Ants have been incredibly industrious for millions of years, yet their productiveness nourishes plants, animals and soil. Human industry has been in full swing for little over a century, yet it has brought about a decline in almost every ecosystem on the planet. Nature doesn't have a design problem. People do."
William McDonough and Michael Braungart, Cradle to Cradle: Remaking the Way We Make Things.

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