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Environment & Energy

Socialistlemur

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2. Bunch of good ideas, like most of them except for

Reply to wtmusic (Reply #1)

Wed Jun 5, 2013, 03:51 PM

Jun 2013

...the solar panels

....the cap and trade

....forcing people to use electric cars or plug in hybrids (this one sure sounds prescriptive).

The other ideas are reasonable in general. I don't think global warming is such an urgent issue, but we are running out of fossil fuels and we do need to start changing how much energy we use until we figure out something.

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The California Carbon Challenge (game) [View all] Sirveri Jun 2013 OP

Thanks - thought provoking. nt wtmusic Jun 2013 #1

Bunch of good ideas, like most of them except for Socialistlemur Jun 2013 #2

Cap and trade is arguably one of the most cost effective reductive mechanisms available. Sirveri Jun 2013 #3