[MiG]

"You guys are all missing the problem.
The problem is caused by the short terms in politics.
The Pollies are only interested in the next 3 or 4 years, so they can get re-elected. None of them are interested in the long term solutions to the Planet as a whole."

No way. The voters are the problem. Long term politics is useless if you never get into a position to enforce it.


"They say that 'Man' is the superior being on this planet.
Do apes and snakes and birds and frogs bomb each other, pollute the sky and waterways, make plastic bags or dump oil. No!"

As far animals not doing all these awful things. Well, they are just too dumb. We marvel at a cat that figures out that the humans control the warm air coming out of the heating vent. Yet when you think about it, that would be an incredibly stupid human if that was all they could understand . Pretty much all animals know is how to eat and reproduce. Besides there are plenty of cases of animals living beyond their means by wrecking their environment. Also, what is your explanation for cats and dogs maiming or killing other cats and dogs? This is not for survival. Actually that brings up another point about cats. They kill birds, mice and other wildlife for fun.
You can say that humans as a whole aren't that wise, but you certainly can't deny that we are orders of magnitude more intelligent than the animals. The fact we are so intelligent is the reason we are such a danger to the planet. We are powerful and we introduce sudden changes. Our bodies and the planet have no time to adapt and even out these sudden events.