Economist Paul Romer, in a different context, stated, “A Crisis is a Terrible thing to Waste.” Within the next 50 years – our culture will be bearing fully the brunt and repercussions of multiple crisis: Climate Change, Resource Depletion (Peak Oil), Human Population Growth and Species Extinction. The Sustainable Living Coalition was founded by a group of passionate, dedicated and concerned people as a direct and POSITIVE response to the aforementioned problems.