Over the last several weeks I've been working a bit on an essay for submission to the 2003 Shell Economist Essay Contest. This year's theme is the human relationship to our natural environment. What I've come up with so far is a dialogue between the Greek gods regarding whether or not to destroy the human race for its ecological sins. You can read what I've written so far here. Personally I'm rather fond of it (the dialogue form is lots of fun), but feedback is always welcome.