When Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin landed on the moon, the world was listening and loved it. I feel as if we have come to a not-dissimilar moment in history. We have turned the corner, in the United States, and in much of the rest of the world, on reaching for a new frontier. We are, in my opinion, moving inexorably now on a trajectory to a low-carbon world.
The economic stimulus bill that President Obama will sign shortly is, in his words, a “major milestone on our road to recovery.” It is also a giant leap for mankind into the post-carbon era.
Read this concise summary at “The Gristmill.” It’s all here, everything that the environmentalists and clean energy activists have been dreaming about for years: energy efficiency, mass transit, green jobs, renewables, and the smart grid.
Pinch me. Am I dreaming?