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Originally Posted by NeilBlanchard
...the cost of air pollution for the greater Los Angeles area adds up to more than $1,250 per person per year, and is more than $1,600 per person in California's Central Valley.
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But is that properly a cost of oil, or a cost of cramming too many people into too small a space, in places surrounded by mountains which trap all the emissions? (Not just the gas-caused ones.)
In this context, you might reflect on the air pollution problems of pre-gasoline 19th century London, or some of the 3rd world megacities with little per-capita gasoline use.
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How much is a clean environment worth?
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Quite a bit less than the cost of effective birth control, apparently :-(