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So what "green technologies" will help?
Tech is great and all but it's really not the place to start.
We can do a ton to both conserve energy and improve our environment just by encouraging smarter urban design on a local and regional scale.
For example: more mixed use zoning allowing small stores within walking distance of housing, building codes designed for passive solar efficiency, localized power generation, policies that encourage rail rather than long haul trucking, recycling and weatherization programs, etc. etc.
Even if man-made global warming turns out to be a false alarm these types of "green" policies have benefits of their own.... how about less middle eastern oil use for starters... anybody think that is a bad thing?