My favorite comic strip has always been Pearls Before Swine. I find it’s dark humor and sarcasm intoxicating. In this strip, even the typically slow witted pig understands the future environmental catastrophe awaiting us all if nothing is done to prevent the damage we are inflicting upon ourselves. The strip equates environmental concerns with war, violence, and suffering. Even now, millions of people die each year around the globe from air pollution and other toxins. In this case, we can all learn from the Pig and do more than dance to protect the environment and thereby ourselves.