| TRANSPORTATION
for Peak Oil
change regional plans to anticipate
Peak Oil
maintain road networks, don't
expand them
upgrade Amtrak
and inter-city buses
convert RV factories to make buses
local manufacture of electric cars, bicycles
no “mileage
tax” to track all motorists 24/7
Hybrids should not subsidize Hummers
ENVIRONMENT
Protection and Restoration
ecoforestry:
selective logging to restore tree farms to forests, no clearcuts or biocides,
value added products
green business, non-toxic industry,
myco and bioremediation,
zero discharge, ban toxics to protect public health, shift to carbohydrate
economy away from petrochemicals
reduce garbage: waste
is a terrible thing to mind
intelligent (urban) design: beauty
not ugliness
(prevent more strip mauls, billboards)
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ENERGY
for the Year 2025, Region 2050
build solar panel and wind turbine
factories
convert grass seed farms to grow
biofuels
require passive solar design in
building codes
relocalize production to reduce
consumption (fewer delivery trucks)
retrofit buildings: conservation
& renewables
initiatives for sustainable jobs after Peak Oil
SUSTAINABILITY
is not efficiency, it is post-petroleum
paradigm shifts:
psychological and political
beyond boom and bust: steady state
economy
local food security, more community
gardens, teach gardening skills at neighborhood levels, protect farm soils
from "development" regional inventories of food production and
processing
economic stability needs democratic
decisions, Campaign Finance Reform
public health: single payer health
care
support local economy: strengthen
local businesses, build downtown Farmers Market, not Whole Foods predator,
ban big box megastores and franchises
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