save the environment. It is the little things that people do not think of, such as recycling, starting petitions for valuable causes, or even start a recycling system in your community. Our presence in this world automatically assigns us the responsibility to preserve what we have. Everyones interpretation of environmental justice varies from their degree of belief and understanding of this serious subject. Though politics play a large role in the globalization of the world, it is those politics that have the power to accept or reject peoples notion. Though the characters in Edward Abbeys book go about making their statement in an unacceptable way, to them, it is thought to make a difference in the amount of expansion they hope will not be made in the western states. As starhawk states, we must have respect within to gain it (30). With the respect of our selves, neighbors and our natural settings, there leaves no room for anything other than improvement. ...
