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To answer the question, was Aldo Leopold right in saying we need to adopt a land ethic? First we need to identify what a land ethic is. A land ethic is using the land without abusing it. Meaning use as many and as much of the earth’s resources as can be ....

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.... hand that feeds them. The fact that our earth is in trouble is not obvious enough right now for these people to pay attention to. The ones who are in power and are being successful on their terms like it the way it is and to drastically change something would shake the mountain placing them closer to the bottom. So they would rather overlook this notion of a land ethic and pretend that everything is alright. The way we are using or should I say abusing the land at the present time displays a need for a land ethic. Implanting one is a major problem, however, because economics are a higher priority than the land is, and until the land is in obvious ....