Questions of Energy and Sustainability: Can We Innovate Our Way Out of our Mess?

Here’s an article that deals with a fundamental issue in sustainability: Can we innovate our way out of the mess we’ve created? Does the promise of abundant and inexpensive clean energy somewhere down the line – even if that promise comes true – allow us to continue consuming energy and other planetary resources at the same rapacious rate to which we Westerners feel entitled? The answer may surprise you.