Yes, the environment seems on the brink of collapse.

Yes, people are scared of what the future holds.

Yes, things will get worse before they get better.

So what?

I’m not the oldest kid on the block, but I’m definitely old enough to remember that we’ve had bad times before. And you know what I’ve learned? Bad times are inevitably followed by good times.

This is going to be especially true for all of us thinkers and dreamers and entrepreneurs who are inspired by the “yin-yang” dynamics at play in our universe — and realize that in every crisis, there is opportunity.

The opportunity we face right now is borne specifically out of the twin crises of environmental and economic collapse.

This opportunity has a name: it’s called the new green economy.

It’s also got a price tag. Independent analysts predict the value of the new green economy — ranges any where from $1 trillion to $20 trillion dollars over the next few decades.

I don’t call that a crisis.

I call it … an opportunity.

The secret lies in how we take advantage of it.

Big Green Breakthrough has some ideas. Stay tuned.