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  There is no profit in protecting the environment.

  Put the price on carbon and the profit motive may for once become an unstoppable force preserving the planet instead of destroying it. It would be refreshing to watch those who want those resources fight a rich and powerful opponent instead of a bunch of dirty hippies for a change.

  Nope...that's not going to work...carbon ranchers will want to spend the money on something that degrades the environment...the impact gets shifted elsewhere.  Money equals access to energy/natural resources.

  If forests and other wildlands everywhere are valued for the carbon they store, it means that loggers, ranchers, and agribusiness everywhere will for the first time have to include environmental costs in their bottom line calculations -- and not just move their operations to an area with loose environmental protections. That will have a major side benefit, shifting production into areas where it does the least environmental harm.

  Areas where it does least environmental harm? What exactly does that mean?  If all natural areas of the world are valued for the carbon they store...guess what...the would mean the devaluation of all currencies and the end of the growth economy.  Carbon ranchers don't want to be paid worthless dollars.  

  The real issue is that the Earth and all its resources are at the mercy of human consumption.  Humans are going to consume and consume until there is nothing left to consume.  Forget all you policywonking...it's not going to work.  On Bali conference could end deforestation overnight posted 1 year, 11 months ago 5 Responses

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  scary stuff

  ...and who said the dollar was losing value.On Civilization ... posted 1 year, 11 months ago 7 Responses

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  Hawaii?

  Hawaii's economy is almost entirely dependent on the tourist industry which is entirely dependent on fossil fuels to function.  They have to import practically all their goods from several hundred miles away.  How could they not be last?On How oil-intense is your state's economy? posted 1 year, 11 months ago 10 Responses

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  Don't forget humanure!

  I might add that human excrement will also be our new money.  We will need to start composting our humanure and using it as fertilizer rather than contaminating our water supply with it.  The dollar bills will end up in our compost just like our poop.  They can help balance the carbon to nitrogen ratio.  On Reflections on Grist's presidential forum on climate change posted 1 year, 11 months ago 62 Responses

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  lose lose

  
  Why does Grist.org actually think endorsing Hillary makes any difference at all?  If the majority of Grist readers and environmental activists don't agree with Hillary's politics, then the result is that Grist ends up looking silly and loses credibility.  And Hillary doesn't benefit from a Grist endorsement.  It's a lose lose proposition.  
  On Reflections on Grist's presidential forum on climate change posted 1 year, 11 months ago 62 Responses