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Originally Posted by freebeard
Consistent with my belief that change should bubble up from the bottom rather than 'reign' down from the top.
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I think we need to forget about the system of taxation and penalizing the consumer. The biggest way to make a difference would be to build nuclear power plants to replace coal power plants then eventually natural gas power plants too. Make electricity the cheaper better option, electricity can stay the same or get cheaper, oil is going to become more expensive.
Then in 50 years when these fission plants are worn out they may be obsolete. If not, build newer better ones.
Taxation and penalties really don't fix anything. People are still going to turn on an air conditioner or charge an electric vehicle and use mostly fossil fuel power, most people will continue to buy gasoline vehicles, big trains aren't going to switch to electric.
You accomplish nothing but a whole lot of pain for a little bit of conservation.
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