This past weekend I had the chance to visit a local ski slope with my family. Since I am not a skier, I spent some of my time hiking the trails bordering the ski mountain. As I walked by the homes scattered in the trees I was hit by the total unsustainability of it all. I could easily see how in the next few years, how this lifestyle enjoyed by many will become so difficult to maintain.These large homes with gas-guzzling SUV's parked in the driveway and snowmobiles in the garage, will become too costly for many owners as the price of oil (and everything else made with and from oil) continues to rise. On top of that, their distance from any services such a food shopping, car service and almost all forms of entertainment, makes their location a major challenge when resources become harder to get.
All of this impressed up me how important it will be for us to learn how to live and organize ourselve more sustainably in the coming years.
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