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The Economics of Environmentalism - Links
Much as we might like to think that environmental awareness should be enough to make people change their habits, the real driver of change is economics.
Making a point that I’m sure had been made many times before and has been made many times since, Wired claimed back at the end of 2005 that high gas prices were good for America because they pushed more research money (and interest) toward alternatives. Fast forward to today — we haven’t seen that $5 gas yet, but already there are signs that the economics of high gas prices are getting things done. Three articles in the past two days:
… and this is just a small selection of automotive impacts.
So the next time you want to affect sweeping social change, forget the appeals to morality and good-conscience — just hit people in the wallet.
