Originally Posted by
JAK
We do need homes, but now is the time to start thinking about living sustainably, including sustainable housing. The fact that we need homes is no excuse to do things unsustainably. In fact, if you think about it, it is all the more reason to start doing things sustainably.
I don't know why we are so adverse to sustainability. Once we realize we can and must start living sustainably at some point, we will then realize it may as well be sooner as later, and it might as well include forests and other natural habitats rather than exclude them. Why not?