An Ecological Butterfly

An ecological modernist once said :
" The dirty and ugly industrial caterpillar transforms into an ecological butterfly"
( Huber,1985)

This symbolism/analogy is very telling. Where do industrialised countries get their pulp/paper products, oil palm , timber-based products if not by feeding from the newly industrialised countries like Malaysia? Why then harp on destruction of forests , orang utans, loss of diversity, wildlife displacement? Is there more to environmental politics than meets the eye? Is there an 'overriding will' of foreign governments as they relentlessly drive Third World countries to have a stronger will and resolve in overcoming global warming while they are in the 'state of denial '?.The US which is the biggest polluter of all ( the ecological butterfly ) is still adamant in ratifying the Kyoto Protocol (1997) in reducing its green house gas emissions even by a mere percentage point by global standards ....something to think about or shall I say 'eat' as the orang utan reflects....... :)