A Whiter Shade of Green

"I think we'll see a larger proportion of minority groups become affluent enough or educated enough to recognize that economic growth and high environmental standards go hand in glove," predicts Nathaniel Reed. "And recognize that in many cases they have been the victims of environmental degradation because they have not had either the education, the economic power, or the political power to prevent the real problems of air, water, visual blight, and urban decay from being part and parcel of their lives. This [empowerment] will be one of the more interesting developments in the 21st Century.