We do not yet seem to care enough about ourselves, our children, and our environment to:

a) severely limit the numbers and amounts of toxic materials we use on a daily basis, from household cleaners to gasoline to bunker fuel for marine diesel engines (the dirtiest of all diesels),

b) handle these materials with the care, respect, and skill that is required, and

c) live, work, and consume (or not) as if subsequent generations of many species–including our own–deserve to live in a world that is as nice or nicer than it was for our own.