'Radical Genius' Not 'Compromise'

Louis Black,
    I've somehow managed to reach my 43rd year in this mortal coil and a strange effect of these many years of watching, listening, and reading is that I've had it with all of the anger, whining, and complaining that seems to be the most common response to this thing we call democracy. For myself, I just no longer have the energy to go off the handle anymore, it's exhausting and nonproductive. One thing I do know is that the politics of compromise will never solve the problems of the major paradigm shifts that we are now experiencing. If our "leaders" need to research demographics for every public policy decision then all that will ever result is a lowest common denominator response to problems that probably require nothing less than radical genius to solve. As the price and availability of crude oil continues to rise, our way of life is guaranteed to change dramatically on every level, throughout the Americas especially, and to a lesser extent, across the spectrum of global trade. We don't stand a chance unless we throw ourselves fully into "new" and "old" green solutions. We can no longer accept the con of 40-hour work weeks and a badass joyride. It just isn't worth the effort if all of the profits go to a few very sophisticated thieves. So how about a column called “Green Solutions”? All you need to do is request solutions to current problems faced by the Chronicle readership. The tricky part will be telling the difference between real math and total bullshit. I place an emphasis on math because it's the only true science we know, and if our green improvements do not prove to be profitable then we might as well chuck in the towel and let our petroleum/nuke voodooists send us to hell.