Re: National sovereignity and environment (was: NAFTA and Trade

1994-11-29 Thread Ajit Sinha
Trond Andresen and Sid Shniad have taken exception to my remark that environmental problems are global in nature and pose a challenge to nationalist politics. But instead of deliberating on the nature of environmental problems, the terms of the debate has shifted to the old sovereignty issue. The

Re: National sovereignity and environment

1994-11-28 Thread Fred Guy
Trond Andresen writes that California's pioneering work on clean air standards is an example of the benefits of national sovereignty. Am I mistaken then in believing that the technical emissions standards adopted by California for automobiles and other air pollution sources, are in response t

National sovereignity and environment (was: NAFTA and Trade Surplus)

1994-11-28 Thread Trond Andresen
> I don't understand why environmetanlists would be nationalists...Most of the > environmental problems are global in nature and poses the most serious > challenge to the nationalist politics. > - says ajit sinha. Here we go again. This discussion reminds me of the great debate one+ year ago on