public, is to create a new paradigm that appeals to a wide variety of groups. To wit: National Defense - The only way the USA can be defeated militarily is the way that Imperial Russia and Germany were defeated in WW I, by a collapse of the Home Front. The major risk of that is a prolonged and severe reduction in available oil. My approach is modeled on how the Swiss handled a seven year, 100% oil embargo. Economy - The USA has been consuming and not investing. We are heading towards a 3rd World economy here (provable by MI model). Wealth is a measure of assets, not income and the current value of our wealth makes us no longer a wealthy nations. Environment - A subset of our advocated solutions will decrease CO2 by -38% in twenty years. Not Hansen's -50% but close. Add other measures, and I am confident that we could exceed -50% CO2 emissions. Employment - +4% in twenty years Lifestyle - The impact of obesity (diabetes and heart disease) is quickly becoming self evident. Few families will not be affected. TOD and increased bicycling is a major part of the cure. This is a short summary. Trying to get my ducks in a row, uncertain about what to do, in what order, and trying to gather resources. Extrapolating from "investing" and "GDP" extracted from the above statements - One thing I would like to see is a reformulation of the GDP to more directly reflect