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If we are to use our tools in the service of fitting in on Earth, our basic relationship to nature—even the story we tell ourselves about who we are in the universe—has to change.

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The real survivors are the Earth inhabitants that have lived millions of years without consuming their ecological capital, the base from which all abundance flows.

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In reality, we haven't escaped the gravity of life at all. We are still beholden to ecological laws, the same as any other life-form.

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Virtually all native cultures that have survived without fouling their nests have acknowledged that nature knows best, and have had the humility to ask the bears and wolves and ravens and redwoods for guidance.

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Janine Benyus

Janine Benyus

Born: 1958 (age 68)
Bio: Janine M. Benyus is an American natural sciences writer, innovation consultant, and author.
Known for:
  1. Biomimicry (1997)
  2. Northwoods wildlife (1989)
  3. Beastly behaviors (1993)

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