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> That means getting people out of cars and onto bikes or public transit. That means eliminating land use regulations that create inefficient sprawl

This is a generational project. We don't have time for it. That doesn't mean we can't do both. But we can't only make the long-term massive-upheaval play. While suggested with good intentions, it's the sort of thing a fossil-fuel lobbyist will latch onto as a stalling tactic.

What resoruces are you talking about? Seems like everything can be solved with enough energy and the earth can surely produce enough energy through nuclear.

All sorts of special interests could benefit from that.

> The priority should be reducing needless and wasteful consumption.

In an utopian world I would agree with you. I find consumerism ugly as well. However, without consumerism there is no economic growth. Without growth no capitalism. Without capitalism no democracy and peace. It would completely upend our civilization.

I mean consider how crazy everything goes when we have a small dip in economic markets.