Retrenchment rather than everlasting regeneration, is required.

04/12/2008

Money and energy do not grow on trees! 

“The government has been bold in rescuing the banks. They must be as bold in giving the cities the freedom and the resources to secure prosperity in the future.”  Cllr Mike Whitby

The carbon-binging, energy-hungry high life of never-ending regeneration, wealth and new projects has a limited future.  The more we live it up today and to hell with tomorrow, the quicker we will hit the buffers of unsustainability.  The party ends the sooner we rip through our irreplaceable resources and fossil fuels.

It seems to me to be so obvious that we are heading for disaster - but, we just cannot stop ourselves!  Our unsustainable behaviours are just to
irresistible and, as GW Bush declared, we are addicted to oil.  We are
acting just like the Easter Islanders of old and certainly won't learn from
mouldy, dusty, old history from an ancient tale of Pacific islanders!

Can we do anything to reinforce the double whammy message that money and energy do not grow on trees and that our consumption has a negative impact on our future prospects?

It seems to me, that if we are ever going to face up to the uncomfortable home truths, retrenchment rather than everlasting regeneration, is required.