RE: Environmentalism and Climate Change
August 1, 2012 at 9:56 am
(This post was last modified: August 1, 2012 at 11:17 am by Darth.)
I would also add that part and parcel with free market environmentalism is property rights, its (U.S) libertarian environmentalism essentially no? You can't negatively affect your neighbours property without their consent, you can't polite the river, unless you own it or have the owners permission*, you can't pollute the air unless you keep that pollution from escaping your property and effectively assaulting other people... else they owner/individuals can sue you.
*And then, that pollution can't find it's way to somebody else's property...
I wouldn't think the argument wouldn't be 'let the businesses do whatever they want, and that will solve many of the current environmental issues', they would be arguing 'let them do what they want to/on their own property, but not on other people's, and that will solve many of the current environmental issues.' That's a current problem, businesses can do a lot to the commons and other people's property at the moment (not to mention other people) =(.
*And then, that pollution can't find it's way to somebody else's property...
I wouldn't think the argument wouldn't be 'let the businesses do whatever they want, and that will solve many of the current environmental issues', they would be arguing 'let them do what they want to/on their own property, but not on other people's, and that will solve many of the current environmental issues.' That's a current problem, businesses can do a lot to the commons and other people's property at the moment (not to mention other people) =(.
