Comments on: What’s nature worth? Financial crunch may bring rethink http://blogs.reuters.com/environment/2008/10/21/whats-nature-worth-financial-crunch-may-bring-rethink/ Global environmental challenges Sat, 25 May 2013 03:51:01 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.4.2 By: Drew http://blogs.reuters.com/environment/2008/10/21/whats-nature-worth-financial-crunch-may-bring-rethink/comment-page-1/#comment-336913 Drew Sun, 16 Nov 2008 22:51:29 +0000 http://blogs.reuters.com/environment/2008/10/21/whats-nature-worth-financial-crunch-may-bring-rethink/#comment-336913 I'm afraid I have to agree with Jim, "You don't know what you got 'till it's gone." The UN will have no say in individual govt. policies on the environment. Little change will occur (globally) until Canada and the USA enforce strict environmental policies, being the two largest per capita polluters in the world. If the USA and Canada are not willing to fight climate change the rest of the world will suffer due to North American extravagance, ignorance, and lack of political will. Enforcing environmental regulations will disrupt the economy, and that's really the main issue with governments. I’m afraid I have to agree with Jim, “You don’t know what you got ’till it’s gone.”

The UN will have no say in individual govt. policies on the environment. Little change will occur (globally) until Canada and the USA enforce strict environmental policies, being the two largest per capita polluters in the world. If the USA and Canada are not willing to fight climate change the rest of the world will suffer due to North American extravagance, ignorance, and lack of political will.

Enforcing environmental regulations will disrupt the economy, and that’s really the main issue with governments.

]]> By: Jim http://blogs.reuters.com/environment/2008/10/21/whats-nature-worth-financial-crunch-may-bring-rethink/comment-page-1/#comment-336721 Jim Mon, 27 Oct 2008 04:47:24 +0000 http://blogs.reuters.com/environment/2008/10/21/whats-nature-worth-financial-crunch-may-bring-rethink/#comment-336721 Too often in life one must lose something before it's value is fully appreciated, such is the way of nature. Too often in life one must lose something before it’s value is fully appreciated, such is the way of nature.

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