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03/25/10 20:27
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#174505 - I don't agree
Responding to: ???'s previous message
Erik Malund said:
Most of the environmental 'remedies', so far has shown to be proof of the law of unintended consequences.

I don't agree. The majority of the "remedies" is to use less of a lot of things. What unintended consequences do you see with reducing the amount of electricity, gasoline, plastic bags, ... used?

The biggest problem is that most people prefer the solutions that doesn't affect themselves.

My life doesn't get worse if I use reusable bags.
My life doesn't get worse if I walk.

Why live in a world where a large part of the electricity comes from coal?

The only big environmental policy I dislike a lot is that Swedish companies have to reduce their own pollution, and are not allowed to use the same amount of money to instead reduce the pollution somewhere else? It's simililar with pollution as with progress with a software program. The last 10% takes 90% of the resources. I think it would be best to do world-wide optimization instead of - by law - forcing local optimizations.

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How many here know about this?            01/01/70 00:00      
   Great Pacific Garbage Patch            01/01/70 00:00      
   ???            01/01/70 00:00      
      well,            01/01/70 00:00      
         Yes            01/01/70 00:00      
            No I was not            01/01/70 00:00      
               Problem is...            01/01/70 00:00      
                  it's inefficient to dump waste to rivers...            01/01/70 00:00      
         Forum Topic            01/01/70 00:00      
            nothing wrong with the topic, but            01/01/70 00:00      
               What ever...            01/01/70 00:00      
                  so, YOU decide what is 'stupid'            01/01/70 00:00      
                     I don't agree            01/01/70 00:00      
                        Capitalizim            01/01/70 00:00      
                           My issue was where/how to spend the money            01/01/70 00:00      
                              do not spoon feed            01/01/70 00:00      
                              my take on "where to spend the money"            01/01/70 00:00      
                                 Fusion power is nice, but not a magic solution            01/01/70 00:00      
                                    No continental sized reactors.            01/01/70 00:00      
                                       A problem is a problem even if you don't like it            01/01/70 00:00      
                                          The future            01/01/70 00:00      
                                          ITER is supposed to reach 1:10            01/01/70 00:00      
                                             Still not a magic bullet            01/01/70 00:00      
                                                Don't build the power plants near the poles, then.            01/01/70 00:00      
                                                   Earth just a black body problem?            01/01/70 00:00      
                                                      the real issue            01/01/70 00:00      
                                    a cheap solutions with great potential            01/01/70 00:00      
                                       linux vs. vista/xp            01/01/70 00:00      
                                          recall it was there, but not where            01/01/70 00:00      
                                       State of mind            01/01/70 00:00      
                                 Don't forget ...            01/01/70 00:00      
                           It would work if the deposit were large enough            01/01/70 00:00      
                     if only it were just a few bottles, etc ...            01/01/70 00:00      
                  Yes, I heard same as you            01/01/70 00:00      
            out of sight, out of mind            01/01/70 00:00      
               toxins            01/01/70 00:00      
      Yes, I have heard of it...            01/01/70 00:00      
   I can understand why            01/01/70 00:00      
   We're all doomed anyways...            01/01/70 00:00      
      I know the Answer            01/01/70 00:00      

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