"...so now our destiny is in our hands!" I couldn't agree more, however, that does not make me an optimist who would believe that this bunch of peoples will find common ground to base the survivial of the human race on.
Realism begins with not denying the obvious and there are just too many out there who are just doing exactly that..
rockenergy is concerned with man made change and manipulation - from economy to ecology - and what should or should not be done; topics that will govern our lives for many years to come; topics that will be unpleasant to discuss with our children as they will ask us: "How could you?" or "Why didn't you?". Topics that we soon will be - or are already - fed up with. Becoming fed up with our very existence will not feed us, warm us, or carry us; it threatens our survival – and that of our children.