Jon Bosak wrote: > I'm more hopeful than I was three years ago that we can have some > influence on public policy at the town level and maybe (if we try > real hard) at the county level, but beyond that, I think that > economic developments at the state and national level will be > driven by market forces largely beyond anyone's control; I suspect > they're just something we'll have to cope with. I'd rather see us > concentrate on local initiatives that might do some good (like > AFCU) than waste our energy thinking about how to influence the > larger picture. > > Unless something unexpected happens, it's likely that the > unemployment tsunami headed our way is going to force the > institution of huge new-new-deal programs that will shape our > economic strategy for years to come. Obama is already indicating > this.
I started writing about this at: <http://livingindryden.org/2008/11/infrastructure_possibilities_i.html> If we actually have a large infrastructure program coming in, how can we direct it locally to projects that might actually save energy, shift people toward more sustainable lifestyles, and so on? I'm sure folks will have different perspectives on that, but it's worth starting the conversation well before anyone has to actually put in proposals. Thanks, Simon St.Laurent _______________________________________________ For more information about sustainability in the Tompkins County area, please visit: http://www.sustainabletompkins.org/ RSS, archives, subscription & listserv information for: [email protected] http://lists.mutualaid.org/mailman/listinfo/sustainabletompkins free hosting by http://www.mutualaid.org
