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Re: Human vs. natural influences on the environment



af329@james.freenet.hamilton.on.ca (Scott Nudds) wrote:
><cage@critech.com> wrote:
>: I have the same sort of reaction to people (like Nudds) whose demand >: is that we scrap everything except solar and wind as rapidly as >: possible.
>
>  Shameful that you should say this, as Nudds has not.
>
>: We should be prudent, certainly, but that includes not recklessly
>: abandoning technologies.
>
>  Absolutely.  But we should also not hold on to technologies that are
>best replaced by others.

Good point.  Why don't we just institute a $50/ton carbon tax, use the 
revenue to reduce income taxes, and let the market sort out the 
technological winners?

Tom Gray
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