The environmental, economic and personal tragedy unfolding on the Gulf Coast is a clarion call to the country to redefine, expand and embrace the idea of sustainability.
For most Americans, "sustainability" conjures up images of granola-eating tree-huggers wearing hemp clothing and making extreme choices to reduce their carbon footprints.
We think the Deepwater Horizon's enduring legacy could be a new understanding of sustainability, rooted in economic realism and accepted across much of the political and economic spectrum.
To read the full, original article click on this link: Five pillars of a new sustainability - The Denver Post
Author: Henry Dubroff and John J. Huggins
