Colin Campbell: in for a shock
December 15th, 2005 by Jim JustNever before in the history of mankind has a resource as critical as oil begun to decline without sight of a better substitute. Accordingly, the transition stands to be a time of great tension. A successful national policy must include the following elements: 1) mount a program of public education; 2) cut oil imports to match world depletion rate (2-3% a year); 3) reduce waste, now running at monumental levels; 4) introduce renewable energies from wave, tide, wind, solar, hydro and biomass to the extent possible; 5) regionalize markets and encourage the development of local communities; 6) encourage a return to sustainability with new housing and agricultural arrangements. In short, there is a need to restructure society, finding new objectives, mind-sets and attitudes.