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A Critique of Modern Reason

The Economics of Green Part II

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I mentioned in a previous article on the "green" fad about how environmentally friendly products aren't necessarily friendly to your wallet; and how "green" seems to be the new catch-word to milk a few more dollars out of your pocket.

A good example of the economic inefficiency of some of these green products can be seen with Myers Motors. Myers Motors offers a one passenger all-electric vehicle, which is supposed to be a dream ...

The Economics of Green

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Since yesterday was Earth Day, I wanted to bring up a few points about ecology and the "green" movement for people to ponder.

First, as I pointed out in a previous article on the Morality of Ecology, Aldo Leopold stated in his essay entitled "Round River":

As for diversity, what remains of our native flora and fauna remains only because agriculture has not got around to destroying it. The present ideal of agriculture is clean ...