Last week we delved into the topic of education and the environment.  Though we didn't conclude this in the particular piece we wrote, we've since come to the realization that we deeply respect those dedicated folks out there who are working towards bringing environmental awareness into the classroom.  Ironically, the same day we ran our story, the brilliant Andrew Revkin at The New York Times ran a story about a conversation he had with students at Ohio University about communication and the environment.

He asked the students, "What is your vision of how the public will track environmental issues and developments in five years?" The students answered via their own student blogs, and the results are insightful.  Revkin posted some highlights on his post. 
Reading some of the answers really got us thinking about what we do, and our role in helping the public track environmental issues and developments.  It brought us back to the reason why we started DTE in the first place - not as much as an environmental watchdog, but as a community resource for furthering discussions on environmental issues.  We hope we're doing our part, but that's just it.  Part of what we see happening in the next five years in terms of communication and environmental issues is a reduced need to track and report environemtal issues.  Through environmental education and the dedicated work of grassroots organizations, we envision a heightened environmental consciousness.  Call us blind optimists, but with the inevitable advances in technology making education and resources more accessible, the next five years could bring about a real Generation-E revolution.  That's our vision.

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