The premise is simple: One economy and one environment, and they're interdependent.
It's not an if - we're going to have to change. Oil is simply going to be gone.
We should be able to support our own economy within our own borders.
Changing mass consciousness is an individual responsibility.
But the "wise" person understands something else— that we are all connected and, therefore, his or her own happiness must include the happiness of others.
If we had a hydrogen economy worldwide, every nation on earth could create its own energy source to support its economy, and the threat of war over diminishing resources would just evaporate.