Americans like to think of ourselves as some of the happiest people on Earth. We have one of the highest standards of living, we help ourselves to information from anywhere, we enjoy foods from around the world, we can travel every corner of the Earth. Still there’s this nagging awareness—borne out in piles of data that keep growing—that our way of life is trashing the planet.

Panic sets in, a sense of despair. We have to maintain this lifestyle in order to be happy, don’t we? Read More…