Response to McKibben's podcast

In response to Bill McKibben’s “Eaarth” podcast, the fact that the modern human population has any understanding of the effects climate and infrastructure carries against the world is very little.  The podcast clearly states, “Relentless growth is fundamentally altering the environment.”  This growth may be seen as a problem to some, as it does not fulfill the needs that people have for the future of this nation, but to some the growth may produce a place for the better.  In order to save ourselves from the mess this nation is in, McKibben suggests converting back to a distributed economy.  By doing so, there could be an increase in resource consumption and waste creation, alternatively leading to continued growth that is the satisfaction everyone is looking for.  The natural phenomenon’s in the environment are processes that occur on or around a daily basis, but ones that humans fail to recognize to that degree.  So goes the same for the economy.  What this population does not realize is that the activities that take place, such as infrastructure, happens on such a common basis that the important factors of the environment, such as resources, are lost in the midst of everything.  Although growth is intentional and pursued, McKibben suggested that growth may not actually be growth every step of the way.  Growth can be achieved by keeping activity and the economy at a neutral level as long as there is room for continued growth.  The bioregional quiz allows the population to focus on these factors that are not as important.