I'd like to be clear about one thing- I'm not trying to blame or discourage anyone- least of all Eric, who seems to have the energy, focus, and ability to articulate his beliefs, which sustain me, but to open the discussion to all those armchair environmentalists who put out their bins the night before single-stream recycling day, but call code enforcement on me because I'm trying to compost, and it's presently 'a little messy'. No…

I've reached out to any group that gave a whisper of interest in sustainability, to little avail. I understand the frustration that comes when one feels full of enthusiasm and energy but then the expected groundswell of support never shows up. It's hard enough to even think about a 'transition' to such a different way of looking at the world, and each other, but then it seems as though there's very little community activism to sustain you, and those who once stepped out to be counted have…