Holy Trinity Set to Drag us Into the Abyss.

In the top 10 most read news articles of today's SMH I found this gem.

http://www.smh.com.au/news/opinion/unholy-trinity-set-to-drag-us-into-the-abyss/2006/10/15/1160850808623.html

Writen by a former oil, gas and coal industry executive with experience in Australia's policy on emissions trading, the article details the reality of three converging issues - climate change, peak oil and water. I like the argument and its great to see even those in the fossil fuel industry seeing the bigger picture:

"...Rather than the negative, focusing on supposed job cuts and fear of change, we should focus on the positive: we have a unique opportunity to set humanity on a new course, built around an ethical renaissance and sustainable societies. Undoubtedly there will be pain in the short term as conventional politics, economics and business models are turned on their head. However, the tools and technologies to solve these problems are available, the cost is less than we have been led to believe, and the benefits greater. Further, change can be achieved rapidly given the right impetus.

The missing ingredients for change are acceptance of the problem, the collective will for action and genuine long-term vision and leadership...."