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Deja vu all over again

We have definitely been here before. What comes around....
Written by Harry Fuller, Contributor

We have definitely been here before. What comes around....

But is it going to be different his time? Ehrlich's POPULATION BOMB. Schumacher's SMALL IS BEAUTIFUL. Guess that's why I got this sinking feeling when I wrote about shrinking cities. Shrinking, sinking, deja vu. Over thirty years ago ecology and "green" living were hot. Then they flushed away in a flurry of Reaganomics, de-regulation, global corporate growth, cool gadgets and heedless consumption. Taking any bets about where current green trend goes? Can responsibility for future generations compete aginst acquisition and profit? [poll id="144"]

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