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Originally Posted by The One and Only...
I just can't believe that environmentalists want to prohibit developing countries from... you know... developing. Well, I can, but I don't want to.
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A big part of the reason they can't do so is because of international debt. We trade debt for pollution points with these nations, which lowers the bar with which they can pollute. We essentially buy up their polluting capabilities, just to keep the international community off of our back.
The Brazilian government is considering clear cutting up to 50% of the Amazon. Just
who exactly wants to develope in these nations? Who is it that's being intimidated???
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