I totally agree with you and would like to point out some of the work being done (and the major govt obstacles faced) by people like Earthship inventor Michael

I totally agree with you and would like to point out some of the work being done (and the major govt obstacles faced) by people like Earthship inventor Michael Reynolds in Taos, New Mexico. In the same way that big business has no interest in being disrupted, it seems that governments have a similar weight and a similar self-preservation interest. Regardless, this is the good fight worth fighting. To take your $5 and raise you 5 more, this can be down scaled even further to the level of the individual or family unit. Here in the heart of Los Angeles (Venice/Fairfax), we have created a sort of permaculture oasis with 25+ fruit trees and various semi-professional/DIY systems of self-sustenance. This is work that is A) inherently rewarding B) able to inspire others and C) is a living, breathing example of the world we want to live in, and is significantly easier than most would think, especially if you learn slowly over 5+ years. I highly recommend the documentary on Michael Reynolds. His work is far ahead of its time and shows that there are existing lifestyle repos ready to be forked and branched and then merged back into a continuously integrated updating best-way-to-live OS. The doc is here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QVX2wdDH19Y http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QVX2wdDH19Y