The documentary 'End of Suburbia' changed my life. From the time I viewed it, I realised that modern life as we know it is unsustainable


The doco deals with oil depletion and I realised for the first time that the consumer age that we find ourselves is running on borrowed time - time borrowed from the ancient fossil past. That realisation was accompanied with a dreadful sensation, like I'd come down with a terrible illness. Eventually, the dread passed but the realization of the environmental predicament that we are in remains as strong as ever.

4 years ago, climate change was hardly mentioned in such respected institutions as Australia's CSIRO and the fear of scientists putting their careers on the line by going public with their concerns was very real.

When I first thought about climate change, I thought that it was 50 years off. Now I realise that climate change is the elephant in the kitchen for our younger generations. They have to deal with the real prospect of environmental refugees which will make a few boat people trying to get to Australia look like a picnic.

We must all do our part to live and encourage others to live more sustainably by our example. It is huge challenge.

I live on a mountain, so I found my calling in sustainable personal transport. I believe that I have discovered the most environmentally sustainable mode of motor transport on the planet. What do you think?

Cheers,
Greg Clausen,
HybriPed