[ebarker]

continuing in the spirit of a healthy and spirited discussion......

Something that makes FIRST distinctly different from other "awareness" groups is the participants can eventually develop and deliver permanent lasting coherent solutions to sustainability.

The problem I have with a lot of awareness groups is they create a mob that "demands change" without commitment to become part of the solution.

Demanding that someone else defy the laws of physics to satisfy a political demand is different making a personal commitment to support and maintain the hard work needed to find effective solutions.

I'm sure I'd be a little less critical if the mob 'demanded' that everyone celebrate and pursue STEM activities so we could get some of these problems solved.