In the midst of rapid environmental degradation, energy crisis, and the unchallenged dominance of large-scale industries, with its culturally destructive supply side mission, how rational it is to envision sustainable future complete with wind turbines, organic gardens, and smiling pedestrians?

It has been said that crisis is the seedbed of innovation, do you think the chaos we have been living in have to be taken as opportunities for enlightened and sustainable living?
Sustainable living that demands less television and more spirited backyard conversation like we used to have, less virtual reality and more reality and less participation of profit-seeking supply side and more involvement from the quality seeking demand side.

Your thoughts on this sustainable environmental issue will be highly appreciated.

Thanks.

if it was not for the OIL politics.. we would have found alternative energy sources when IRAN crisis occurred in Nixon's era.. i believe. and regan slashed all the funding and research.

now, same thing i do not think it would flourish in near future. may be after 30 years.. sth might be in the horizon (O:

if IRAN crisis could not result in an alternative source there is no way the current price will contribute to anything.. adjusted to inflation it should be $4./gal [ based with price of 1972] .. @ this this is how BUSH policy defended surmounting price after KATRINA....
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