I truly believe sustainability is here to stay. There are so many ways to improve what we're all doing. Now, if we can only convince those making $$ on waste...

It's a bubble and it's going to POP big time!

Awww... booo..., willhelm :'(

That could be true, but I'm holding out for optimism on this one because, sadly, I am usually the skeptic on such matters. Maybe I'm on the "we can do it if we try" side of the fence because I REALLY want this one.

So, optimism means you hope the Earth is doomed to catastrophe?
My faith is in the science not the politics and the free market not the socialist green designs. USA has reduced emissions much more than the signers of Kyoto, which seems to suggest Europeans know that Anthropogenic Global Warming is hot air.

Nah. That's not what I hope. In fact, I think we agree on the point. And since there are many definitions of sustainability out there. Let me clarify which I'm using for my personal opinion:

From: http://www.thefreedictionary.com/sustainability
1. To keep in existence; maintain.
2. To supply with necessities or nourishment; provide for.
3. To support from below; keep from falling or sinking; prop.

For this/these definitions, I feel it our up to individuals (who live, breathe, eat, procreate, operate, and also run businesses) to take care of ourselves and our resources so government doesn't feel they have to do it for us. That's it. Not a big deal, if we maintain personal responsibility. Right?

For this/these definitions, I feel it our up to individuals (who live,
breathe, eat, procreate, operate, and also run businesses) to take care
of ourselves and our resources so government doesn't feel they have to
do it for us.
Right?

That is a great point, imageis.