When one plans to extract 20 Gigawatts (or any other huge amount of energy) from an ecosystem, one should ask, what role was that energy playing before? In the case of a waterfall that is turned into a hydroelectric plant, that energy might have simply been eroding the soil hit by the water and therefore transforming it into a power house has negligible consequences on the surrounding ecosystem. But in the case of wind farms, are we 100% sure we are not changing wind patterns in an unsafe way?

to eventually become a "wasteless" society? Do you think that we'll get to the point where no resource is wasted?

I am a great fan of Jane Goodall...who is working with chimpanzees for more than 40 years now..who is your favorite...conservation star?

For a dry tropical climate....

what sort of work or public service would be best suited for it be a resounding act.

between white rice and brown rice? personally i hate the stuff whatever the colour is but i am told hubby needs to have brown rice in his diet... so all you rice munchers... what difference does it make?

We're getting $10,000 back from the gov (http://www.aboutmyplanet.com/hybrids/electric-10000/) what types of grants are you seeing in your local area?