by techgnotic (https://www.deviantart.com/techgnotic) Since human beings harnessed the secret of fire the natural world has been seen by many  only in terms of how best it can be exploited of its abundant riches. It’s amazing now to  look upon the desert sands of the Arab lands and know that this place, the cradle of earliest  civilization, was once known as “The Fertile Crescent.” All Europe was once one great forest –  until all those trees were needed to create the naval armadas of dueling empires. Only the  Earth’s natural forces, like earthquakes, have been more destructive and wasteful than humanity. “The Romantics” were