Hi Jim,
My reference concerning rallying was directed at the article (and it sometimes seems pretty much all else that can be found in the press these days), not you. Fortunately, the gains that consumers will come to realize financially are aligned with the biological and conservationist goals of environmentalists, so it all works out in the end, despite the urge that some industry participants and public officials possess to take ideological swipes at the opposition.
While I'm on the subject, I suggest that most of the real progress today surrounding environmental sustainability is being fanned by economic benefits, which can be profound and compounded in perpetuity. Not altruistic, nor even survivalist motivations can match the draw of new-found riches brought about through employing new energy efficiency measures, which include renewables.
Please elaborate on the following. It's not that I can't unpack it on its face, it's just that I don't readily see the context in which you stated it:
re: "The interests with real power have changed. They're guided by profit, not social need."
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If it were possible to overlay the timelines of the emerging energy sphere (utilities, petrol, etc.), on the one hand, and the rise of the Internet, on the other, at what point on the Internet timeline would you say new energy stands today? Also, do you suppose there is enough grassroots activity in the energy sector to match the achievements of the earliest Internet pioneers?
FAC
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