Coexistence

Like Morton, I too think that the ecological thought is more than just taking the scientific stand and that it's more than just global warming, recycling, and solar power. To be environmentally aware is to take everything in our sorroundings into effect. Not only the ecosytem and our connection with the living and non living aspects of it, but also the relationships we build, the art, and awareness. I don't think an environmentalist should take offense or feel at all like we're degrading the meaning or importance of the term "environment". If anything, they should agree with what Timothy says, "Ecology includes all the ways we imagine how we live together." Nature exists in all different types of ways and humans are not going anywhere for a long time. Rather than creating boundaries and making everything seem like it belongs in a certain category, we should push for coexistence.