Comments on: Why Greens Don’t Want To Solve Climate Change http://policywise.net/2007/10/31/why-greens-dont-want-to-solve-climate-change/ Policy Matters Fri, 21 Nov 2008 16:59:10 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.1 By: Amit http://policywise.net/2007/10/31/why-greens-dont-want-to-solve-climate-change/#comment-1128 Amit Sun, 04 Nov 2007 03:45:34 +0000 http://policywise.net/2007/10/31/why-greens-dont-want-to-solve-climate-change/#comment-1128 Fair enough Rohit. :) I do believe in sustainable development, because IMO that's the sanest way forward. As I've mentioned elsewhere on another post, the world needs something like green economics theory/model. I'm not against development per se, nor am I a Luddite. Fair enough Rohit. :)
I do believe in sustainable development, because IMO that’s the sanest way forward. As I’ve mentioned elsewhere on another post, the world needs something like green economics theory/model. I’m not against development per se, nor am I a Luddite.

]]> By: Rohit http://policywise.net/2007/10/31/why-greens-dont-want-to-solve-climate-change/#comment-1127 Rohit Sat, 03 Nov 2007 21:03:36 +0000 http://policywise.net/2007/10/31/why-greens-dont-want-to-solve-climate-change/#comment-1127 Amit, That's unfair. i am certainly not against the environmental movement. I also recognize that climate change is real and ''something'' must be done. Nevertheless, I also believe that whatever has to be done must take into account human progress. There are many greens who say the world has everything and it needs to stop ''growing''. That is against nature. In other words, economic development must take environment issues into account but so should the latter. Amit,

That’s unfair. i am certainly not against the environmental movement. I also recognize that climate change is real and ‘’something” must be done. Nevertheless, I also believe that whatever has to be done must take into account human progress. There are many greens who say the world has everything and it needs to stop ”growing”. That is against nature.

In other words, economic development must take environment issues into account but so should the latter.

]]> By: Amit http://policywise.net/2007/10/31/why-greens-dont-want-to-solve-climate-change/#comment-1126 Amit Thu, 01 Nov 2007 20:09:57 +0000 http://policywise.net/2007/10/31/why-greens-dont-want-to-solve-climate-change/#comment-1126 <i>Greens would like people to go back to an era where everyone allegedly lived in with harmony with nature. </i> The word I'd use is "sustainability." Look it up. :) Greens would like people to go back to an era where everyone allegedly lived in with harmony with nature.

The word I’d use is “sustainability.” Look it up. :)

]]> By: Amit http://policywise.net/2007/10/31/why-greens-dont-want-to-solve-climate-change/#comment-1125 Amit Thu, 01 Nov 2007 20:03:32 +0000 http://policywise.net/2007/10/31/why-greens-dont-want-to-solve-climate-change/#comment-1125 I don't know if one opinion (or the opinion of a few) can be used to discredit the entire environmental movement. From what I know, a lot of engineers are experimenting with houses, construction etc. to reduce the energy use/CO2 output and using more of renewable energy. And they all are using modern technology to achieve this. Check out the magazine Northeast Sun: http://www.nesea.org/publications/NESun/. Could it be that you're already prejudiced against environmental movement, so looking for the slightest evidence of extremism? Not unlike how Hinduism gets discredited because of certain violence, or caste system etc. Or Stalin's purges for another popular ideology. ;) Any movement or ideology has its fair share of people who take an extremist position. That doesn't necessarily mean the entire ideology is suspect or useless. After all, I'd bet that you still believe in medical science and go see a doctor when you're sick even though Dr. Joseph Mengele did lots of crazy things under science. I don’t know if one opinion (or the opinion of a few) can be used to discredit the entire environmental movement. From what I know, a lot of engineers are experimenting with houses, construction etc. to reduce the energy use/CO2 output and using more of renewable energy. And they all are using modern technology to achieve this. Check out the magazine Northeast Sun: http://www.nesea.org/publications/NESun/.

Could it be that you’re already prejudiced against environmental movement, so looking for the slightest evidence of extremism? Not unlike how Hinduism gets discredited because of certain violence, or caste system etc. Or Stalin’s purges for another popular ideology. ;)

Any movement or ideology has its fair share of people who take an extremist position. That doesn’t necessarily mean the entire ideology is suspect or useless. After all, I’d bet that you still believe in medical science and go see a doctor when you’re sick even though Dr. Joseph Mengele did lots of crazy things under science.

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