naked capitalism

rd says:

Here is an excellent little article from today’s WSJ: http://online.wsj.com/article/SB125538486262481183.html

The biggest threats to biodiversity come from things like urban sprawl and agricultural practices, including runoff. This article looks at redefining what a suburb looks like in an arid climate with a primary goal of reducing unsustainable water usage. It would likely have three major benefits:

1. Reduced water usage, which could lead to healthier rivers, lakes, and wetlands;
2. Decreased footprint of urban sprawl; and
3. Inclusion of native species creating natural ecosystems instead of sterile non-native yards.

Climate change is a miniscule part of the current extinction issue. If each one of us did our part in our own yard to encourage native ecosystems, we would see a huge benefit society-wide with little or no cost (probably even cash savings). On a personal ecosystem basis, we are at a similar point to where we were 30 years ago with energy – we didn’t have a clue how much we could save by doing good things with energy efficiency.

Suzy says:

agree