Thanks for the link Keith. I'm at least a few weeks away from recreational reading, but I'm interested and will take it in.
Rad ---------- Original Message ---------------------------------- From: Keith Addison <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Reply-To: Biofuel@sustainablelists.org Date: Mon, 5 Dec 2005 02:04:02 +0900 >Hello Rad > >Have you read any more of Peter Montague's writings? There's a lot of >it in the list archives if you don't feel like browsing Rachel's site. > >http://snipurl.com/khaj >Search results for 'Rachel's' > >I think it addresses a lot of your (very good!) points. Actually >there's a lot of other stuff there that does that too. Lots about >risk management and precaution, eg, and even more about corporate >predation. > >Best > >Keith Addison >Journey to Forever >KYOTO Pref., Japan >http://journeytoforever.org/ > > > >>Keith: >> >>The environmental problem is exactly as you describe, however it is >>a subset of the profit Vs health picture and is compounded by >>globalization. >> >>There are significant geographic alternatives for most >>manufacturers/ polluters. Cumulative pollution levels are not >>constrained by Geopolitical boundaries. >> >>Perversely manufacturers/ polluters could significantly increase >>their harmful contributions to global pollution by moving to a >>country with a more favorable regulatory environment and/or cheaper >>labour (growth Vs health/ human life). Reductions in either of >>these two input costs could result in increased productive output >>(with more pollution), under a competitive advantage justification >>(numbers). >> >>We see by numerous examples typified by todays coal miners, that a >>workforce educated to the health risks of a hazardous environment, >>can always be found. Rather than risk localized regional or >>super-regional economic decay, they will stay close to home and >>die early. >> >>Keeping polluters in this country allows a weak measure of control >>until the issue is raised again tomorrow. It ultimately results in >>more (Vs yesterday) toxins released on a daily basis, but less than >>an offshore move to a place where people cut the grass with hand >>shears and death is a great reward for having lived. >> >>Our lawmakers believe they are judges, knowing nothing until they >>are told. It allows them to claim impartiality. The profit side >>has successfully painted the green groups as environmental saboteurs >>(General Subutai: 1248). The environmentalists have ham-handled the >>overall reponse with ridiculous complexity that removes the common >>man (support) from the equation. It has allowed corporations to >>fight the fight in labs using bad science and it has confused and >>deafened the voting public. >> >>It is too late for idealistic solutions. If we dont show the >>lawmakers (old age vote buyers) how the Profit side can make money >>while they pass laws to protect the environment, (before they die of >>butter and scotch poisoning), well get nothing but formaldehyde in >>our bread. >> >>Rad >> >> >> >>---------- Original Message ---------------------------------- >>From: Keith Addison <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> >>Reply-To: Biofuel@sustainablelists.org >>Date: Sun, 4 Dec 2005 21:06:19 +0900 >> >> >http://rachel.org/ >> > >> >From: Rachel's Democracy & Health News #831, Dec. 1, 2005 >> > >> >The Emperor Of Risk Assessment Isn't Wearing Any Clothes >> > >> >By Peter Montague >> > > ><snip> > > >_______________________________________________ >Biofuel mailing list >Biofuel@sustainablelists.org >http://sustainablelists.org/mailman/listinfo/biofuel_sustainablelists.org > >Biofuel at Journey to Forever: >http://journeytoforever.org/biofuel.html > >Search the combined Biofuel and Biofuels-biz list archives (50,000 messages): >http://www.mail-archive.com/biofuel@sustainablelists.org/ > > _______________________________________________ Biofuel mailing list Biofuel@sustainablelists.org http://sustainablelists.org/mailman/listinfo/biofuel_sustainablelists.org Biofuel at Journey to Forever: http://journeytoforever.org/biofuel.html Search the combined Biofuel and Biofuels-biz list archives (50,000 messages): http://www.mail-archive.com/biofuel@sustainablelists.org/
