Earthquake!!!

I was woken up early this morning (3:41am) by an earthquake. The bed shook me awake, and for a few seconds I rode the earthquake feeling like some sort of earth-surfer. I only ever experienced one earthquake in the UK, but since I've moved to Anchorage they are far more commonplace. They do not scare me, I am lucky in that they have all been small quakes so no harm done, and hopefully that's the only type I will ever encounter. But what scares me is that earthquakes remind me that the Earth is a living, changing thing, and we NEED to look after it; and we're failing. Everyone that lives on this earth is equally responsible for its welfare, and many people are wasteful and careless, and those that do care are often dismissed as cranks, hippies, do-gooders etc, instead of being applauded and set as an example to follow. I'm sorry if I offend anybody by saying this, but Americans seem to be terribly wasteful, shockingly so. Obviously I am only speaking of my own experiences, at my workplace etc and friends I have made here, compared to those I had in the UK. So much in the US is disposable and so many people are ignorant of their responsibility to their home planet. I wish, if you read this, for you to do your very best to be environmentally responsible, and to encourage all those around you to be the same. There are so many small changes we can all do, a tiny effort involved, but Globally those changes will add up. Your planet will thank you.