Quote Originally Posted by discojoe View Post
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Personal opinion: when the world learns about a future shortage of a vital resource that is even already becoming scarce and incredibly expensive, I would think it natural for, if nobody else, the most wealthy country in the world to begin developing a sustainable solution with serious intent. It just seems like a generally good idea to me, regardless of the specifics. I used to know plenty of compelling facts about ozone depletion, water and air pollution, etc, but really, it just seems like a no-brainer to me. I know there are huge problems with infrastructure and so forth, but it's got to be done, and even ignoring the fact that we ARE going to run out of usable amounts of oil eventually, it would help us in the long run economically and technologically to be the first "green" country.