Halcyon Imagines

.. taking our lives out of others

Quietness can have its downside, if it heralds the long-feared "silent spring". The BBC broadcast documentary series in the previously largely unexplored rainforests of Guyana, but the fight to protect diversity should also take place in our local environments.

...of the ethical lifestyle debate?

"The enormous gains of civilisation are constantly being called into question. What were once, rightly, seen as huge benefits to humanity are now viewed with anxiety. The water that we drink and use to clean ourselves is seen as a scarce resource. Cheap food - which has liberated us from the curse of constantly living on the edge of starvation - is blamed for causing obesity. Long-distance travel is stigmatised. Cars are blamed for causing pollution and contributing to global warming. Aircraft are also accused of damaging the environment and the passengers they carry are criticised for undermining local cultures." - Daniel Ben-Ami is a writer on economics and author of Cowardly Capitalism: The Myth of the Global Financial Casino.