I am incredibly interested in how this affects the Kenyan economy. While, I am not a stock market analysist, I do have a strong background in economics. The American system is based on fossil fuels and nonrenewable energy sources. There have been four oil major crisises in the history of the US that have caused economic downturns. Each downturn was supported by a government bail-out in one way or another. With the extreme trade defict in the US, a economic shock like this could have consequences that cannot easily be bought out.

This economic crisis is the cause of a system that is broken. The capitalist economic system has never considered the environment. It is an externality that can be spent at the cost of growth. We have seen this is unsustainable as we watch US cities drown in the effects of global warming (see Hurricane Katrina).

In Kenya I feel we have an opportunity in this crisis to look to new sources for energy generation and new business models that are more inclusive than profit maximization at all costs.

What do you think?

Crystal




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Crystal "Naliaka" Watley
Voices of Africa
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"You must be the change you wish to see" - Gandhi