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New York Times (March 13)

2016/ 03/ 14 by jd in Global News

“Civilization is at last turning green, albeit only pale green.” Our focus needs to shift toward preserving biodiversity, rather than merely protecting the physical environment. “The global conservation movement is like a surgeon in an emergency room treating an accident victim: He has slowed the bleeding by half. Congratulations, we might say—even though the patient will be dead by morning. Unless we wish to pauperize the natural world drastically and permanently,” we “must take more serious action to preserve the rest of life.”

 

New York Times (July 10)

2014/ 07/ 11 by jd in Global News

“California is in the third year of its worst drought in decades. But you wouldn’t know it by looking at how much water the state’s residents and businesses are using.” Nearly half a year ago, the State called for a 20% reduction in water use, but so far actual savings have been closer to 5% and, “in some parts of the state, like the San Diego area, water use has actually increased from 2013.” California needs to urgently take “much stronger conservation measures.”

 

The Economist (October 12)

2013/ 10/ 13 by jd in Global News

“China is dangerously short of water. While the south is a lush, lake-filled region, the north—which has half the population and most of the farmland—is more like a desert.” To try to solve the problem, China has now “built as many large dams as the rest of the world put together.” To really solve the problem, however, China will need to focus on regulatory issues, such as cracking down on polluters, and economic incentives, such as increasing water rates to encourage conservation.

 

Washington Post (March 8)

2011/ 03/ 09 by jd in Global News

Oil again crossed the $100 per barrel threshold. The price hike isn’t entirely bad. It may “spur conservation and stimulate domestic oil production, thus rendering the country less vulnerable to future oil shocks.” The 1973 oil crisis certainly did. The U.S. economy now “consumes less than half as much petroleum and natural gas per dollar of economic output as it did.” In fact, the Post would welcome higher gasoline taxes to encourage “sensible long-term conservation measures.”

 

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