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"G8 nations burn greenhouse gases that raise the temperature in the Andes. In exchange for air-conditioning in Phoenix, Dallas et al, the people of Bolivia will have to pay for water sold by some multinational." No...but few here can even conceive of an alternative. I suppose Louis is answer is get rid of air conditioning, he proposes, after all, nothing to alleviate either the Bolivia's predicament caused by climate change nor the fact that if AC stopped being used, the death rate among the very young and old will climb tremendously. Of course it's a false choice: water for Bolivians vs use of power in the U.S. for whatever reason. We should totally reject such false counter-positions. On Bolivia's glaciers...they have been retreating for centuries but the *rate* of increase as they get thinner has accelerated like most glaciers around the world. If climate change is human caused, or even mildly effected, it needs to stop. But suggesting the typical "we use to much" is hardly the answer. David ________________________________________________ Send list submissions to: [email protected] Set your options at: http://lists.econ.utah.edu/mailman/options/marxism/archive%40mail-archive.com
