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We wouldn't have to be globaly"imperialist" if we overhauled our society:
1. Rezone the urban-sprawl townships to regain farmland and condense populations. Less distance means less fuel necessary for transporting people and materials.
Major throughways for passenger and heavy rail would have to be pre-planned.
2. Standardizing and recycling of packaging would save companies money and reduce waste costs. Heavy metal water contamination from electronics/etc. would be reduced, and incrementally reduce medical costs due to improved health.
3. Better building designs and tech-now-logy will reduce heating/cooling usage.
One Japanese design uses a rooftop collector and fiber optics cables to put bright daytime light anywhere within a structure. Passive ground loops for ventilation/water systems reduce HVAC demands. Increase building codes for R-values. Build with brick not fiberboard.
Whenever I take a midnight drive past a dealership lit up like the sun, I think that we could do better.
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Meanwhile other things are still happening.
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