On Tue, 15 Apr 2008 10:43:01 -0700 (PDT), Phil J wrote:

I don't know of anyone who is suggesting that we trash the world
economy.


Talk radio "environmentalist" strawmen say it all the time.

That's why it shows up here.


But I think now is the time to devote some serious resources
to find alternative, sustainable ways to keep our societies running.
If we wait until the end is clearly in sight, we probably won't be
able to afford to spend the resources it will take to solve the
problem.

If you want to get some good perspective on this kind of thing, read
the book Collapse by Jared Diamond. It's a very clear-eyed, down-to-
earth analysis of why past societies have flourished, but then
ultimately collapsed. Over and over again in human history, societies
have over-used their natural resources until they suffered a
catastrophic collapse. This is the rule, not the exception. It is
very rare in human history for a society to live in a way that is
sustainable over the long term. Clearly, our current society is not
sustainable, and if we ignore history we will be condemned to repeat
it.


You're just one of those whacko alarmists.

Everything will be fine if we just keep doing things the same way we
always have.

Don't worry; be happy!