The eco-movement is growing as people all over catch on to the need to protect our precious planet, which makes the future look really bright - and makes me really happy.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
I really believe in the environmental movement right now - it only takes a little effort to make a big difference.
I think an old style of addressing environmental problems is ebbing, but the rise of the so-called conservative, political movement in this country is not a trend towards the future but a reaction to this very broad shift that we are undergoing.
Ecology and economy are becoming inextricably entwined, and the world is becoming more conscious of this fact.
Basically, I think 21st century conservation is moving toward preserving ecosystems by dealing with the needs of people.
Even leaving aside government policy, whole industries are already making expensive changes around the perceived need to 'go green.' Al Gore and countless other prophets of global catastrophe are making megamillions pushing these expensive solutions. Schoolchildren around the globe are being frightened by tales of impending calamity.
I don't see this planet being... they're talking about how they're turning around the environmental problems here, but I think it's already too late.
I'm a strong proponent of green tech for anyone who can afford it, having spent the last 40 years working toward achieving a smaller and smaller eco-impact for myself.
Our population and our use of the finite resources of planet Earth are growing exponentially, along with our technical ability to change the environment for good or ill.
The true - the true economy has got to come back into balance with the very biosphere that sustains us. And I think a lot of people just see the green economy as a different way of allowing the corporate agenda to continue to flourish.
If you look at the state of our planet, the next generations won't be around if we consider sustainability as a gimmick.