tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4593303858335156603.post5496518401097867845..comments2008-12-09T17:32:04.759-05:00Kyle Sablehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06585463703859782925noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4593303858335156603.post-71858021679472626332008-12-09T17:32:04.759-05:002008-12-09T17:32:04.759-05:00The solutions proposed at the end of your post are great, but they are not as simple as they appear. As you mentioned in your post, carbon taxes could help decrease consumption. However, it can affect companies' profitability; in this economic situation, anything that can hurt industry is feared and frowned upon. It would be great to stop, or at least reduce, deforestation, but one of the current causes is the high soy costs that is driving more Amazonian farmers to cut down the rainforest to plant crops. Trying to solve this problem is even more complicated because of the global issues. The last suggestion that government create green jobs is probably the best solution given the relative simplicity of the task and its potential ability to improve the economy.Gayathrihttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10617513681634270709noreply@blogger.com