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Portland is a leader in the nation on all things sustainable.  We even have "Vision" plans on how we can take this even further and become a sustainable city-whatever that mean! 

Personally, I would like to see Portland become the worlds first fully sustainable city in the next seven years as a profitable example of how America can prosper as leaders of the fossil free world.  A template of all things good and green. 

I think we should fund our schools, government (and we can even pay for our transportation upgrades bridges, roads, and alternatives) by turning EVERYTHING into a clean energy power plant and linking them together into a distributed clean energy grid.  This particular piece of infrastructure will enable us to deal with our waste and water issues thus becoming a sustainable lighthouse.

Fanciful dream or the future come a knocking?

Playing it safe and taking small measured steps is great in most cases.  But when you have already stepped off the ledge and are in a free fall, then you need ALL your imagination, skill, and effort to learn how to fly.

Feedback welcome

Robert Shields

503 875 5590

robert@arkpdx.org

posted 4 years ago
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