Climate change aside, the real issue at hand is that we are quickly running out of the natural resources that our global economy depends upon. Rather than focusing on bandaid approaches to sustainability, we need to think upsream and address the actual symptoms. Rather than sequestering carbon underground (which has unforeseen long-term consequences), we need to stop drilling, stop burning and stop depending on the Earth's finite resources to support our societal needs.
Sometimes it takes a crisis....and I think the global economic crisis will spawn more innovation, creativity and leaders than ever before.
Dave Hughes’s guide to The End of the Fossil Fuel Age paralells just this, read on!
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