In the beginning of the article, it is known that Mckibben calls Earth by Eaarth, because of the belief that the Earth today is a very different place than the planet that was originally created. Mckibben explains many of the sections of the Earth that need to be studied more intensively to make the "Eaarth" last longer, and possibly prevent some catastrophic events. However, in the article it is stated that it might be impossible to dodge catastrophic events from happening because of the damage the population has already done to the planet.
There is also a connection that can be made between Island Civilization and Bill Mckibben's podcast. This connection is that Island Civilizations states that "humans are the most dangerous species to Earth" and Bill Mckibben connects this fact by mentioning the multiple ways that humans have acted in selfish ways that have resulted in harm to Earth. For example, Mckibben talks about how Barack Obama will not take many steps toward become more eco-friendly because it is costly and could bring down the economy even more than it is today. The president being more concerned about the economy than the environment that humans survive off of shows that the population of the United States is focused in the wrong direction for our planet's survival.
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