Cheers!  I was just going to write a comment on this but it turned into an entire post of my own. 

Interesting times, these.

Excellent!  Being one of the worldly ignorant people (I hate to admit) it is good to read something that really connects the issues.  It is well written and drives home the end question with intense impact. I think it would be a great forum discussion.  “Do You” plan on making educated decisions to help the environment, and if so, what are you doing or plan on doing?