I once engaged in a philosphical debate just to get warm <img src="images/graemlins/blush.gif" alt="" /> There is an anthropological concept called Appropriate Technology, which holds people should be encouraged to use what least impacts and maximizes their societal needs. The use of bicycles vs cars in Mainland China being one example. So, I am up in a forest with activists working to stop a clearcut ( disclaimer: I know many fine family owned lumber operations and individuals in the industry.) It is pouring down rain, we are soaked in spite of ponchos from crawling through huge ferns and all I want is a squaw fire and a cup of coffee. This 'Earth Mother' chastised me for gathering tinder and some slash." I was disturbing the ecosystem" as she produced a titanium pot, gas stove and some exotic herbal tea. I asked what the impact was using a gas product, exotic mined metal and the transportation impacts from many diverse planetary locations to avoid disturbing our locus? The crisis only deepened when I produced buffalo jerky from a Lakota friend <img src="images/graemlins/grin.gif" alt="" />