--- Doug Henwood <dhenwood at panix.com> wrote: > James
Heartfield wrote:
>
> >Nathan, Miles and Doug all protest that I must be
> wrong about global
> >warming, but in all seriousness, if they believed
> one per cent of
> >the predictions of impending environmental disaster
> WOULDN'T THEY
> >FEEL OBLIGED TO DO SOMETHING ABOUT IT.
> >
> >I really do not see the point of explaining why a
> point of view is
> >wrong when plainly those who are expressing it do
> not even
> >themselves take it seriously enough to act upon it.
> >
> >Nathan in particular takes exception to my argument
> that it is
> >hypocritical to continue to increase energy and
> resource consumption
> >while warning of the dangers of increased
> consumption. He thinks
> >that I am arguing for an individualistic solution
> when we need a
> >collective solution. So where's Nathan's - or
> Doug's or Miles' -
> >collective solution?
>
> A simple first step would be a sharp increase in the
> gasoline tax in
> the U.S. I'm afraid the Hudson will be lapping my
> ankles before that
> happens.
Just imposing European style taxes on cars and petrol would be a start. Petrol is way too cheap in the US.
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