Lack of Awareness

The lack of awareness of my own environment has become quite apparent after listening to Bill McKibben's podcast and taking a bioregional quiz.  Learning of the damage that has been done to the environment and my lack of awareness of my own environment has had a profound impact on my desire to study and protect the environment.  Lacking awareness of simple things such as the flow from water source to tap, the composition of the soil, how many days until the moon is full, and even the native flora and fauna is a terribly easy trap to fall into in modern society.  Alleviating this burden of ignorance is an intention that is now progressing towards the front of my consciousness.  As discussed by Bill McKibben this ignorance is a contributing factor to the earth's current altered state.  As society is alleviated of this ignorance of the local environment, progression towards renewable forms of energy and dispersed local agriculture becomes quite possible.