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Originally Posted by CountryBoy1981
Whether you believe in global warming or not, you will not make the planet a cleaner/healthier place by destroying industry and technology advancements due to regulations. Water, air and everything else is cleaner in the first world countries than it was about 100 years ago. The only thing you will accomplish by forcing green technology before its ready (such as solar panels) and regulations is create a less healthy environment. I think there would be a lot of Americans who would go back to burning wood to heat their homes if heating costs were to rise significantly due to regulations/carbon credits. The global warming sheep are cutting off their nose to spite their face with their solutions.
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Again, you obviously don't understand how environmental regulations work. You just said that our water and air is cleaner than it was 100 year ago (even 20 years ago!) So obviously, our regulations are working. Most of the people who call me or my agency are looking for answers about how they can be more green because they want to be. Even the most obstinate of business owners will whistle a different tune when we show them how adhering to the regulations will actually save them money. Nobody has ever made progress by destroying industry. But by passing regulations to make those industries more efficient they not only produce less carbon, but also produce more product for the same amount of raw materials. Furthermore, if there are no targets on the amount of pollution or the efficiency of production there will be no capitalistic endeavor to ever produce a more economic solar panel or a more efficient wind turbine. If anything it is the Global Warming deniers who willing spite their own faces just to say "See, it isn't working!"