A Fair Trade? "The earth does not belong to us, we belong to the earth." This Native American wisdom from Chief Seattle says that as dwellers on the Earth, we are caretakers who must respect and protect the environment and all the gifts that Mother Earth has provided for us. There is not a limitless supply of resources, which we have been known to use and abuse for selfish gain. This planet Earth is meant …
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…oil drilling rights for an unnecessary small amount of oil that offers no long-term solution to our energy needs. As a result we would be left with destruction and pollution of our beautiful wilderness. As Chief Seattle said "Whatever befalls the earth befalls the sons and daughters of the earth. We did not weave the web of life; we are merely a strand in it. Whatever we do to the web, we do to ourselves."