I think when pressed, and when our backs are against the wall, creativity and innovation will occur - this country will produce the successor to the internal combustion engine. It will produce batteries that are (maybe even organic) smaller, have greater capacity and are more safely disposed of. It will design new forms of transportation that fundamentally change the very concept.

This is really what's needed. But to get there, our backs need to truly be against the wall - that's when the magic will happen.

I'm with you on this one
The crisis is an interim period
The word crisis means moment of truth
And the truth is the world can't continue it's unsustainable course ,new thinking is required.
And courageous people are paving the way to a more sustainable Eco friendly people friendly future
We just need to support them and the positive upturn

This reminds me of a piece I just read where grass clippings were no longer being allowed to be put in with the trash during the '80s because of the "we are running out of land to dump on" scare. Turns out this is how the grass mulcher was invented. A blade that mulches the grass into tiny particles and puts it right back on the yard.

Necessity is the mother of invention.