10.22.2009

Rule of Unintended Consequences


Charles Duhigg has an excellent series in the NYT called "Toxic Waters" - a 3 part series on the unintended consequences of environmental legislation. Cleaner air means dirtier water, regulating CAFOs means dirtier water, coal mines mean dirtier water, and greener lawns means dirtier water.

1 comment:

Syd O said...

Yup. "They" will invent technology that will fix everything. I don't think there is a technology that can change biophysics.

Instead of needing more energy how about finding ways to use less? Duh