Conventional economics is a form of brain damage. Economics is so fundamentally disconnected from the real world, it is destructive.

So we draw lines around our property, our counties, our cities, our states, our countries. And, boy, do we act as if those lines are important. I mean, we go to war. We will kill and die to protect those boundaries. Nature couldn't give two hoots about our national boundaries.

Japan is a model already to the lie that economic growth is the key to our future. If they can really show an alternative to nukes and fossil fuels, then they will be the poster boy for the renewable energy for the future.

Because countries often have differing political and economic systems, agreements are needed to protect those invested in trade.

My parents survived the Great Depression and brought me up to live within my means, save some for tomorrow, share and don't be greedy, work hard for the necessities in life knowing that money does not make you better or more important than anyone else. So, extravagance has been bred out of my DNA.

Ultimately we need to recognize that while humans continue to build urban landscapes, we share these spaces with others species.

Aboriginal people are key because they have a different sense of where we belong and how we interact with nature.