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Anyone who really cares about people, urban areas and the future needs to read Bill McKibben's essay:
"In the end, global warming presents the greatest test we humans have yet faced.Are we ready to change, in dramatic and prolonged ways, in order to offer a workable future to subsequent generations and diverse forms of life?
If we are, new technologies and new habits offer some promise. But only if we move quickly and decisively - and with a maturity we've rarely shown as a society or a species." - Carbon's New Math, by Bill McKibben, National Geographic)
Lots to think about.
Convicting to me on several levels: my love of fast, muscle-type automobiles (I drive a Hemi!); my gluttony of energy on many other fronts; my thoughtless use of non-biodegradable products; my love of air conditioning to the extreme. . .the list goes on and on.
We are insatiable consumers, as evidenced by another wild and crazy "black Friday" just yesterday. The sales numbers aren't in, but if the video footage is any indicator, Americans continued the grand tradition of spend, consume and waste.
One thing seems certain: we are all connected on this one planet as never before. And, urban dwellers, no matter where, share lots in common.
We all need to go "green."
Maybe a first step is to take the problem and the challenge a bit more seriously than we do at present.
Published November 24, 2007 by Larry James |
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