Sense of Place

When talking to my grandparents about sustainability I got a kick out of it because my grandpa wanted nothing to do with it and my grandma was all about it and talking him into it. By the end of the discussion my grandpa decided that it wouldn't be that bad having a recycling can next to the garbage.

I see this green revolution similar to the computer revolution because as a child born in 1983 I came along when computers were just being made available to the public school system and as I entered high school we were required to start typing and software courses. Fast forward twelve years and my mother who is a first grade teacher has a computer lab in her class and all the kids are internet literate. On top of that my thirteen year old brother everything but a computer programmer. Why? Because of two reasons computers being made more affordable and introduction to using them at a young age. When relating that to the green revolution, one can understand the outstanding costs involved with green technology due to the significant costs of research and development. Such as was the case with computers in the early years. Once the high priced products become main-stream and in greater demand, the market price will adjust accordingly. That being said computers did not really become main-stream items until students who used them as youths in school and were able to realize the potential there then apply it to their craft. This to me means these two instances work hand in hand. As the world’s youth becomes aware of their global through education in the schools, eventually become consumers themselves, who in turn