"Ultimately a smattering of living buildings in a dying economy won't take us much further than a smattering of 'green' products in an economy where it's still cheaper to ignore ecological and social consequences of manufacturing and its supply chain....What I get out of this upswelling of activism is that many in this country and the world are ready for a new economic story. It's not just about jobs, although that's a big part of it. People are connecting the dots between things that don't work in our food system, our education system, our building industry, our government, and so much more --and why the fixes we attempt seem to get stymied by the incentives and assumptions embedded in our current economic system. More and more people are actively looking for alternatives."-Jennifer Atlee, BuildingGreen
Read more: http://www.treehugger.com/files/2011/10/new-rallying-cry-designers-occupy-green-building.php
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