DISQUS

christina eisert · 11 months ago

"saving" the earth necessarily implies saving the people onthe planet. No Earth = no people. Providing clean fuel for developing nations, like solar and wind, not only preserves people in the short term--it extends their lives and offers a future. It creates jobs, lessens health risks and, as an aside, preserves the planet we live on. Just a thought.

Cori · 11 months ago

If the market were ready for those technologies, we'd already have them.

Face it, the "green energy" that the left loves so much will be nothing but a pipe dream until real money (without subsidies or other market muckery) can be made from it.

I don't doubt we'll be using nuclear power, fuel cells and solar power extensively in the future. But it won't happen until the market allows it to.

Kevin · 11 months ago

These people are awful. They caused the deaths of millions when they demonized DDT. If there was actually an alternative that worked, then fine. But environmentalist's campaigns hurt the poor of the world because they don't have other options when the environmentalists take them away.

Christina, because there aren't any real options available, the jobs you say "green" energy creates are subsidized by people who actually produce something worthwhile. That means less profit which means fewer jobs.

Cori · 11 months ago

Funny you mention the DDT.

Everyone remembers all the poor, defenseless raptors that were killed by the insecticide preventing their eggshells from forming properly.

But nobody remembers the millions of humans who died of malaria when the poison was no longer able to be used to combat mosquitos.

Jim Norris · 10 months ago

If the market were ready for the Kamchibekova clan to have coal, they'd already have it.