Environmentalism ain't dead... just stalled. I've seen lots of theories floating around out there... too overconfident from early victories; country too conservative now, etc. etc.
Environmentalism needs a jump start. I propose this be two pronged: one) consolidate all the gains made by concerned citizens and groups, i.e. fight to protect existing regulation, remove outmoded and harmful subsidies, and most of all encourage dialogue on how to keep environmental policy fresh, exciting, and relevant. After all, what's more exciting than the prospect of a beautful, healthy, peaceful planet.
Which segues into my second prong: expand and integrate. While the first prong is predominantly "political" and will find its strongest base with progressive venues, the second is more strategy/business/science based. How? Well check out my tagline for one thing (it points to a great book with the full text online for free
http://www.natcap.org ). We need not just "green economics", we need to revolutionize business to incorporate and dollarize natural resources into the equation. It's been done on many scales and many places and isn't as hard as you'd thing.
But this kind of thing needs some real out of the box thinking: a real movement to make our offices, mfr. plants, houses, neighborhoods, and on and on, more tightly integrated with the ecosystem. It goes way beyond just clean air/water/soil, less dependence on foreign oil, and lower energy bills: it's about a better way to work, play and live. What better a way to give hope to the masses?
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by the way, please sign http://www.organicconsumers.org/epa4.htm and stop Bush from rolling back the Clean Air Act for factory farms