To be sustainable is to be attentive to what is to come. So sustainability requires imagination. Sustainability teaches that the environment is not a sideshow or a scenic backdrop to our lives. Our re...To be sustainable is to be attentive to what is to come. So sustainability requires imagination. Sustainability teaches that the environment is not a sideshow or a scenic backdrop to our lives. Our relation to our natural resources is the key to our survival. It is the grounds of possibility for everything else. Environmental justice is achieved when everyone enjoys the same degree of protection from environmental and health hazards and equal access to the decision-making process.