Re: [Pen-l] Environmental Kuznets curves in NY Times

[Michael Perelman <michael@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

I thought Larry Summers explained this very well.


On Tue, Apr 21, 2009 at 12:00:47PM -0700, Eugene Coyle wrote:
> In the New York Times yesterday and again today a columnist and blogger, 
> John Tierney has advanced the argument that "richer is better" for the 
> environment.  His argument is that richer countries have the resources to 
> devote to cleaning up their environmental damage and to obviate more 
> damage.  One of the blogs is titled "Use Energy, Get Rich and Save the 
> Planet."
>
> This is an argument that has been well-aired over the years.  The Stern 
> Report anticipated this and refuted the idea with respect to GHG.
>
> I don't know Tierney's political history -- and only read stuff where  
> the headline catches my eye.  But these blogs seem to me to have a clear 
> political purpose at this moment.
>
> Gene Coyle

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