Pesticides then kill only the weakest strains of insects and over several generation we have only bred stronger pests. It has been suggested that as we move away from heavy industry our society will be much cleaner. But you hardly seem to mention electronics and the information revolution. While there are clearly environmental consequences with information technology, ultimately the sharing of information is one of our best signs of a trend away from an oligarchical society. China, is having a fax revolution.
Desktop publishing holds a lot of opportunity.
The downside is that for example, with cash transactions down to 20 percent, the government could come in and see where you have been and where you have spent your money. Information technology itself is not problematic, it is how society intends to use it.