Socialism failed because it couldn't tell the economic truth; capitalism may fail because it couldn't tell the ecological truth.

The fossil-fuel based, auto-centered economy of the United States threatens not only the world energy supply, but also the climate,

There is growing recognition in China that they have to make some changes ... though it has not yet publicly taken the form of saying the western economic model is not going to work for us.

Humanity's collective demands have exceeded the earth's regenerative capacity by 26 percent. It is fearful that there are still large numbers of people dreaming the 'American dream', hoping to consume like the Americans.

The fossil-fuel based, auto-centered economy of the United States threatens not only the world energy supply, but also the climate,

The transition from a world of expanding oil to one
of shrinking oil will be a shift of seismic proportions. Oil prices may climb
higher than any we can readily imagine,