Looking around at the problem-solvers in wetsuits and hardhats and sensible boots, earnestly trying to build a safer future with sustainable energy, it’s hard not to catch her mood. The sun slants through the high windows, and the chungus has come to rest on the artificial shoreline, squirting water out of dozens of tiny holes. The soft infrastructure has survived, and with it the hope for a blue economy. For a moment, it does feel like Utopia—or at least a healthier world—might be possible.
