Good idea! Now if deconsumption became a coherent government policy aimed at orderly economic contraction, rather than growth, people in their masses would be able to engage. An added benefit of deconsumption would be shorter working weeks and more freedom time.
Intellectual Property Rights (IPRs) are going to be very problematic in Googlewave. Google could end up owning everything, if the copyright policy on its open API products is a guide.
Both Greenpeace and the Forest Stewardship Council can't be trusted to treat the forest as a living eco-system, rather than as a sustainable resource for human consumption.
Deferred spending makes increased spending necessary in the future. That is one reason why the decline is irreversible. Another is all those ex-government employees without a job. California will become more like Mexico in many more ways than the increase in the number of Spanish speaking people.
The problem with wind turbines is the high maintenance costs, especially when they are off-shores. Moving parts are simply more prone to breakage. Solar systems do not have this problem ... yet another massive UK government policy error.