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Posts Tagged ‘environmentalists’
Why Do Environmentalists Complain About Gas Prices?
Question by wizbangs: Why do environmentalists complain about gas prices?
This question is directed to environmentalists and Global Warming advocates. (I know what non-advocates are going to say).
Like it or not, most of the world is driven on a free market system. If you want to cut consumption, raise the prices. This has happened regarding gas prices and now we see SUV sales and manufacturing plummeting. This is a great thing for the environment as the free market steers us toward energy conservation.
So, shouldn’t you be celebrating high gas prices? This is a means to an end. I was asked how to motivate research into alternative fuels and cut consumption over 10 years ago and my response was “Tax gas to make it $ 5.00 a gallon and you will get conservation and alternative fuels. Use the tax revenue for light rail and alternative fuel research.”
