Call for Revolution

Change, change, change. All the politicians talk about change. Talk, talk, talk. They only tweak here and nudge there.

We don't need change. We need a revolution!

The State of California is a consumer state: Consume electricity, consume water, consume gas, etc. Homes are built with twigs and stucco and poorly insulated.

I call for a revolution! California needs to be turned on its head and become a self-sustaining state. The following are just a few ideas that could be implemented immediately.

Homes should be built to not require any heat in the winter or cooling in the summer. Electrical outlets should be smart or at least have power on/off switches to cut the waste to plugged in electronics.

We need to change the mentality of consume to conserve. Our water, power, and open space infrastructures are heading for disaster within the next decade.

For example, in Huntington Beach, they are building up the downtown and planning how to build it even more. All their plans are built around more consumption, even as the city struggles to balance the books. Even as Pacific City languishes before their eyes and could even fall into bankruptcy, the city plans on creating more overhead and maintenance.

And what will more buildings bring?: more trash, more crime, more cost. The wind blows nearly everyday and could generate enough electricity to sustain the entire public system, yet the city puts its money into intersection cameras to generate revenue.

With more buildings, Huntington Beach will become just another city with very little that makes it unique or special. If they focused on more open space and connecting parks with paths filled with trees and life, they would indeed create something special. These parks could be designed with self-sustainment in mind and be used to create a revolution in the way all of the United States operates (or at least just the state).