Under Brazil’s Far Right Leader, Amazon Protections Slashed and Forests Fall - NY Times It's just awful what's happening to the pristine Amazon rain forest but.... President Trump opens 2 million acres inside national monuments to mining - WestWise We probably should keep our house in order before eco-shaming others
As Costs Skyrocket, More U.S. Cities Stop Recycling With China no longer accepting used plastic and paper, communities are facing steep collection bills, forcing them to end their programs or burn or bury more waste. It's a goddamn shame that we can't recycle our own packaging. But, it's just another example of our eco-impotence.
Curbing dirty energy by raising its price “may be good for nature, but it’s not actually all that attractive to voters to reduce their income.” - NY Times "In economics, an externality is the cost or benefit that affects a party who did not choose to incur that cost or benefit. Externalities often occurs when a product or service's price equilibrium cannot reflect the true costs and benefits of that product or service. Externalities can be both positive or negative." - Wikipedia Externalities such as air pollution, mining wastes, habitat destruction and CO2 emissions do not appear on any financial statements so that artificially putting a price on them increases costs and ignites the flame of government overreach, over-regulation and the stifling of economic growth. So, we must continue:
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