Environmental Policy Discussion Group

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Which of these statements represents your view of ethics and the environment?
  • The environment is a resource--nothing more. We should use it to our greatest benefit.
    0%
  • Some environmental protection is worthwhile. After all, we want to be able to eat fish in the future. However, things like polar bears, which have no practical use, are unnecessary.
    0%
  • The environment is important, but we need to balance costs and benefits of environmental protection. Polar bears should be kept around if people are willing to pay to preserve them.
    18%
  • The environment should be protected as much as possible, as long as I don't have to give up my standard of living. We should encourage green electricity, but I'm not willing to give up the modern conveniences.
    37%
  • The environment should be protected at all costs. I'm willing to give up things that damage the environment.
    43%

This is a sounding board for issues of environmental policy in the U.S., though we'd be happy to discuss local issues that come up. We'll pick one topic per week, and I'll try to find some good material on it to read and discuss.

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  • Toggle Environmental protection: Environmental Policy
    Environmental policy should be based on sound scientific and economic research.
  • Toggle Technology: It's ok to have a poorly-drawn paint logo
    So I'm an economist, not an artist. Microsoft Paint works just fine for me.
 
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