Reply #10: Ah, but in reality....

[Boomer]

A small town not too far from where I live finally voted to build a sewage treatment plant. The most controversial aspect of the plan was that people would be required to have indoor plumbing.

I kid you not, at the turn of the 21st century, in a town less than a two hour's drive from the national capital, people had to be FORCED to abandon an outhouse in favor of an indoor bathroom.

And we think we can turn this country green in a decade?

Even if every person in this country were willing, and we had the contractors who could do the work, just how many people can afford to install a $30,000 solar heating system in their home AND buy a hybrid car while they're waiting for mass transit to be built?

My neighbors are lucky if they have enough money to pay the rent, and their landlords balk at painting the front porch or fixing a door lock.

I'm in a more fortunate position, but when I started doing research on the feasibility of solar power, the closest qualified contractor was in the next state and my city housing inspector didn't know whether or not I could get a permit because no one had ever asked for one before.

Ten years? It would take a hundred. And personally, I doubt we have even ten.....