CC News Letter 19 Feb - The Price of the Earth
Dear Friend, Astrophysicist Greg Laughlin came up with a figure of €3000 trillion for the worth of planet Earth, given its breathable atmosphere—a shield from cosmic radiation. A close estimate is by Greg Laughlinas as US$5000 trillion. By contrast Mars is estimated as a modest $16,000 while Venus is dismissed at about a penny. Far from a joke, such estimates symbolize the religious worship of money, the loss of reverence toward nature and lifeand the reality of the Faustian Bargain in the roots of the seventh mass extinction of species. Once a species has acquired the power to destroy its environment the species needs to be perfectly wise and in control if it is to survive. Also more stories from around the world. If you don't mind, and if you think the content of this news letter is critical for the dignified living and survival of humanity and other species on earth, please forward it to your friends and spread the word. It's time for humanity to come toget...