Quote of the Day

Happy Friday to all the energetic people out there. Today's QOTD comes from Andrew Revkin at DotEarth.

In fact, in the broadest sense we have to embrace the characteristics, good and bad, that make humans such a rare thing — a species that has become a planet-scale force. Cyanobacteria also were a planet-scale force, oxygenating the atmosphere some two billion years ago. The difference is that cyanobacteria weren’t aware of their potency, while we are at least starting to absorb that reality.

Revkin's continuous dialogue on the global permeation of human activity and the interconnectedness of energy, climate and ecological systems is well worth following.