On Wed, 14 Apr 2004 09:16:27 +0100, "IMM" wrote:




It isn't OK at all.

We're heading towards a potential energy crisis and runaway global
warming and the ostriches bury their head in the sand and think it's not
their problem

No, youy simply raise the price of energy till its everybodies problem.

What warped logic. So the mass of the lower section of the economic ladder
are financially penalised, taking more into energy poverty, because some
with lots of money waste energy and pollute.



Not really. Just pragmatic.

To deal with this issue there are three ways, educate, legislate or
influence economically.

Education is important anyway if you are going to try the other two

Legislation in excess, as the current government is learning, becomes
a vote loser. In this case, somewhat ineffective as well. How
would you prevent people from wasting energy by legislation? Have a
law against putting heating under patios or opening windows?

Increasing the price is almost always the way that works most
effectively and quickly on an issue like this.
It's then very simple to compensate those on the lower rungs of the
economic ladder as is already done. THe usual robbing from the rich
and giving to the poor, but effective nonetheless.


..andy

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