The only thing that really caught my attention, while reading the chapter from Rosland, was how many financial incentives were being used and how many laws were implemented. Out of all the issues we have read about so far, this issue seems to be making the most head way. I can't help but to wonder when such incentives and laws are going to be drafted in order to curb peoples carbon budget -- I already know there is some talk about it. Or, (gasp!) what if governments start doing the same thing to get the population to decrease. Imagine: if you have more than 2 kids -- FINED! It may not ever come to that, my imagination is running wild today, but I just couldn't help thinking about it.
I guess what I'm trying to say is that I'm kind of disappointing that people can't be motivated to make changes on their own but must instead be given the 'stick.'
I had to take microbiology as part of my major in college and we joyously learned about waste water treatment. My impression from that class was that it was a very 'green' process, sludge is allowed to settle out via sedimentation. The sludge goes on to be used as fertilizer, and the rest of the water gets cleaned by micro-organisms or, perhaps as a final stage, UV light. The whole, 'heavy chemical' thing to me seems completely unnecessary. Especially when reading about how effective wetlands are at removing excess nitrates and phosphates.
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