[the invisib1e hand]

The Industrial Revolution in the Western world, responsible for much of the pollution now threatening the planet's very existence, was fuelled by the drive for profit.

Most of this sentence is conjecture. One thing is certain, though: the profit motive and the parabolic increase in living standards worldwide are inexhorably linked.

Perhaps the author would rather the world live in squalor...but screw him.

[APFel]

The Industrial Revolution in the Western world, responsible for much of the pollution now threatening the planet's very existence, was fuelled by the drive for profit.

Quit reading there. What a short article!

APf

[Always Right]

Does buying and selling gas emissions make sense?

Yes, if you are an idiot, it makes perfect sense. To others, it looks like a scheme to pay for fictional goods to extract wealth from rich nations and give to poor/corrupt governments and will not make any difference what so ever to the environment.

[WmDonovan]

I've got a stack of late 1970's Mother Earth News magazines at home. They have some good articles for rural living (how to make an arc welder out of lawn mower, and such), but it was also an early flag ship for the environmentalist movement. Some of the articles really need to be posted here strictly for the humor of them: "90% of America's top soil will be eroded away by 1995, causing global famine", "Population explosion will cause hunger and riots ten years from now...", "Oil will run out by the year 1987", etc. The only part of their story that the environmentalists have managed to keep straight over the years is that disaster is just around the corner if everyone else doesn't do as they say.

[talleyman]

(Since 2-14-05)
You signed up to post this crap?

[Desron13]

"Does buying and selling gas emissions make sense? According to companies in the 35 industrialised nations that have committed themselves to reducing emissions under the Kyoto Protocol, the answer is yes -- especially if it means cutting costs and boosting profits."

What a bunch of morons! At this rate these Jackasses will out of business within the year. You just gotta love it when the Socialist/Marxist pin heads start reaping what they've sown.

[N. Theknow]

Celebrating Hot Air Day!

Save your breath. Save the planet. Stop exhaling...

Since coming into effect February 16, 2005, the Kyoto Protocol has cost about 2.7 billion dollars

While the potential temperature saving by the year 2050 so far achieved by Kyoto is 0.000028052 degrees C.

(to get activity on the clock we had to go to billionths part of one degree, which obviously cannot be measured as a global mean) for more information and to see a dynamic cost and effect clock Click here.

[longtermmemmory]

The way kyoto is written we are going to have a garbage shortage. Taxpayers in those countries will have to pay to have garbage imported.

[montag813]

Can anyone trade carbon futures? I trade euros and equity futures. The whole thing is ludicrous, but if I can profit from the lefto wackos, it would be extra fun.

[FreedomNeocon]

I SO can't wait for this to all come crashing down.

I'm willing to bet that over 2/3rd don't make thier 'standard' by whatever the 1st checkpoint is.

People, eventually will get 'wise' to the whole wealth redistribution-ness of the whole system, it will be a step.

Then once the envrios realize it does very little for the environment (other than to reduce industry/jobs as a side-affect) they will join in.

Then once the jobs start going and the economic impact is felt (the BIG reason Bush refused to sign)... it will be DEAD.

Nevermind that its run by the UN, and we know how those things go...