Many Americans won't support the policies we need to address climate change until they're sure it won't spoil their happiness. So learning how to be happy with fewer material possessions may ease the way to getting these policies adopted.
We also need "green" technology, but changing the energy infrastructure of the United States is going to be expensive. Changing people's minds is relatively cheap, and trends easily percolate across the Internet, especially among young people. The technology we need may therefore come from discoveries in brain science that make sustainable living more satisfying as well as from innovations in clean energy.
Personal and Social Change (1 min. 59 sec.)
Table of Contents
CORE GREEN PAGES
Love, Mindfulness and the Environment
Rachel Carson's Sense of Wonder
Overview of Seeing the Roses
The Consumer Treadmill
Attention to Emotions
Thoreau and the Bloom of the Present Moment
Mindful Hiking
Mindful Eating
Breath and Roses
Personal and Social Change
Love, Mindfulness and the Environment
Rachel Carson's Sense of Wonder
Overview of Seeing the Roses
The Consumer Treadmill
Attention to Emotions
Thoreau and the Bloom of the Present Moment
Mindful Hiking
Mindful Eating
Breath and Roses
Personal and Social Change