There Have Been High Crimes And Misdemeanors,

We Don't Think A Sustainable Society Need Be Stagnant, Boring, Uniform, Or Rigid. It Need Not Be, And Probably Could Not Be, Centrally Controlled Or Authoritarian. It Could Be A World That Has The Time, The Resources, And The Will To Correct Its Mistakes, To Innovate, To Preserve The Fertility Of Its Planetary Ecosystems. It Could Focus On Mindfully Increasing Quality Of Life Rather Than On Mindlessly Expanding Material Consumption And The Physical Capital Stock.

Calculating How Much Carbon Is Absorbed By Which Forests And Farms Is A Tricky Task, Especially When Politicians Do It.

How Do We Appreciate The Good Without Letting It Be The Enemy Of The Perfect? How Do We Keep A Step In The Right Direction From Becoming A Stopping Point? How Do We Get Beyond Shades Of Insipid Light Green?

Scientists Worldwide Agree That The Reduction Needed To Stabilize The Climate Is Actually More Like 80 Percent.

A Vision Should Be Judged By The Clarity Of Its Values, Not The Clarity Of Its Implementation Path [in Mediated Modeling Page 43]