In my last message about the contradictory political themes in these movies I forgot to make the obvious point that this is exactly what "greenwashing" is all about. When 75% of the population calls themselves "green," it's impossible simply to pretend that environmental problems don't exist (though Julian Simon tries hard enough). The question is how to manage environmentalism? (And the answer is, inter alia: violence against enviros, funding of enviro orgs, and technological innovation to create new products, increase efficiency, and cut resource consumption, especially in the many cases where such adaptations can cut costs -- c, v, or distributions of s -- as well.) Blair Sandler <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
