don't think so. - producing concrete, steel, (including mining) etc is no more polluting in other countries - producing vegetables, bananas and other stuff is

don't think so. - producing concrete, steel, (including mining) etc is no more polluting in other countries - producing vegetables, bananas and other stuff is interesting because you want to have them in countries that don't have them => eat local stuff - water is the same in every country - clothes are not less difficult to produce efficiently etc. so yes, we could stop importing and building stuff right here. Now this would have two very educational effects: - mining stuff makes your nice countryside, well, not nice. Lesson learned: yeah, you do have some footprint and you must accept it. - building stuff paying workers at your country's rate may make things more expensive to you. Lesson learned: you must value work. We're talking about future generations here. If it means changing our core values, then, we'll have to change them.