ABSTRACT
Public policy--diamond like--takes on a new dimension every direction it takes. The policy maker in elective office is constantly faced with a classical dilemma--he sees the need for dynamic new policies but questions his political survivability if he proposes them. How we invest that capital is a public policy decision which well might dictate whether or not our social, political and economic system survives the bumps and shocks ahead. Almost every American office building has been constructed with closed air systems that require air conditioning no matter what the outside temperature. Dramatic changes in mineral availability are taking place before our very eyes, which will have profound impact on our foreign policy, our domestic policy, our economic system and our lifestyles. At the very least--the constraints of energy, of water, of soil salinity, or receding equifiers and of our natural systems cry "caution.".
