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In reply to the discussion: Hillary Clinton was just live on CNN and MSNBC. [View all]JHan
(10,173 posts)We'll need open markets to create the wealth to make it all a possibility. Personally I want to transform the current economy into one based on steady state economic principles. This won't happen overnight, we will have to get past our addiction to fossil fuels (and its by products) and weaken the hegemony of the carbon kings of industry - as much as I want to see a far more hawkish approach to fossil fuel extraction, there are externalities that need to be factored in to ensure as smooth a transition as possible. Technology will be the key to solving these problems, it's quite possible even geo thermal engineering can "fix" some of the harm we've visited on the planet. All of this is possible with governments that appreciate global cooperation and are on the same wave length. It's amazing that China might jump ahead of us on this which is why we needed a democratic administration to remain in office at this critical point.