In my opinion, the most effective strategy for getting the U.S. economy going would be to devote enormous resources to the adoption of renewable sources of energy (not to mention the political and environmental benefits). It should be the Energy Revolution and it should be as epic as the Industrial Revolution. The country should be more committed to it than we were to putting a man on the moon.

We need to innovate our way to the future. If we don't do it soon, we will just be playing catch because Europe and Asia will do it.

That said, our government seems to be totally indifferent to this. Or, perhaps they are bought by Big Oil. Whatever it is, we need leadership from business and government that recognizes this incredible opportunity. Why Obama and Hillary aren't talking about this more is beyond me.

I second that Eric.

The potential lost opportunities for making this a better more stable just secure world boggles the mind.

by the sound of things you'd probably like this site eric
http://www.worldchanging.com/
It be cool if clipmarks featured on it at some stage considering it is worldchanging

totally agree!!
one just has to look at the benefits a small italian town (i know it's unbelievable! imagine the red tape! albeit in north italy) is reaping from going 100% renewable
http://www.metaefficient.com/renewable-power/italian-town-runs-on-100-renewable-power.html

Gosh!..if they can do it....

there is at least two american towns doing it, dwelling somewhere in my clips

Thanks for the link boozich. Just posted a clip from that article.

most people would agree that their governments and governments in general are dissatisfactory
It's up to ordinary people to make the changes necessary in their own life for a sustainable world or what ever it may be

We need a Rooseveltian solution. We've not only got to rebuild our power grids and infrastructure, we need to promote R & D advancing new energy tech and more efficient cars. There's this idea that market solutions are enough. I've even heard people express this sentiment in regard to Climate Change.. It's a little like having a 50 kilometer wide asteroid heading toward the planet and someone saying, "Let the market take care of it."