We are in an era of creative destruction

"What happens when you go into one of these periods is that before you get to the point of reconstruction, things have to fall apart." John Elkington said this to Michael Specter after telling him that "We are in an era of creative destruction." This is one of a few things I could agree on after reading this article. Everybody needs to go through the rough patches, and low times in order to recover, heal and then value what we lost. If we always have whatever we want, then we will never know what it is like to lose something. The fact of the matter is that everything, before we know it, will be gone. In order to prevent us from completely wasting a source, we need to suffer a bit, if I may so, and learn to live with a little bit or none of the resource. That will teach us a lesson about rationing and being conscientious of how much we use. This in turn will help us have the resources for a much longer period of time. I think the concept of food miles is also a very smart idea. The emission of carbon from airplanes, trains, trucks, etc. is disastrous and the more we consumers (of the states) buy from across the world; when we have the items right here in our own states, the faster the world will succumb to global warming. We need to either A.) by fruits and vegetables that were locally grown or B.) Plant our own produce! That would use much less packaging material and less carbon would be emitted since food miles would not rack up.
I believe that each and every one of us contributes to global warming. I just believe that my carbon footprint is just not as large as other peoples' are. One reason I believe that I DO contribute to global warming is because I buy clothing online. I love the convenience of having the items sent to me, and being able to find great deals online. The consequence of this pleasure is that the clothes I buy are being transported to me from Ohio, California or whatever other state by brown UPS trucks that emit black, nasty smoke. The smoke effects us all, and is burning more holes in the already "wedge of cheese"-like atmosphere we have. The exhaust is seeping through our nostrils and into our lungs. Those of you who have asthma, me included, tell your lungs I am sorry for the pain. You do not deserve to suffer because I do not want to go to the mall and walk around aimlessly for hours. That being said, and after reading the article- I will try to not shop online as much as I do.