One of the few places on this earth where humans have managed not to destroy, pollute or pave over has been damaged beyond repair. The Galapagos (Islands) was a scene to yet another oil spill by greedy oil companies. Descriptions of the spill from Ecuador's environmental minister are absolutely devastating. The islands, which are famous for their giant tortoises and rare species of birds, have been mutilated. This is also where Charles Darwin developed his theory of evolution by studying wildlife. At what point will we as human beings realize that the raping and ravaging of the land is not worth making a buck? All of us live on this planet, yet only a lucky few will see the marvels that nature has to offer without man tampering with it. What kind of world are we creating where the environment is something to abuse— where people that want to improve these conditions are ridiculed as extremists? In this world of disposable products, we have made the grave mistake to assume that even the planet is disposable. Like many other oil spills, the company will pay a large sum of money for destroying an entire ecosystem and even more money to keep it out of the headlines. But wait, the population at large doesn't care regardless because it isn't in their backyards, right? The haphazard cleanup will not correct the wrong, merely cover it up, waiting for the next one and the next one. Have the oil companies learned nothing from the last spill? As long as society as a whole doesn't embrace the changes that need to be made and severely punish companies that have very reckless policies toward the environment, these atrocities will continue. That is the world of the future. What a world we have.