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To: Grainne who wrote (24690)	8/30/1998 1:31:00 AM
From: Aaron Cooperband	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 108807

Christine - Re: "I think all nations will be forced to institute strict environmental standards, or perish eventually" While this is an interesting dream, I just don't see it happening. Its a "prisoner's dilemma" situation - each country is better off if everyone else but them goes along. Each country will look at this situation and decide that they'd like to be the one exception, and your back to square one! A similar problem is occurring with whaling - look at Japan and Norway(?) continuing to whale. If everyone else ceases, there is more for them. Re: "Maybe one positive aspect of the almost total global collapse that seems to be occurring is that some time has been bought to enact environmental standards that are fair to developing nations" So America must dictate to developing nations a policy that is economically inefficient for them? This is certainly unfair! This will restrict their growth and their ability to join the club of wealthier nations. Re: "Of course, however, it is America that is dragging its foot on enacting the Kyoto agreement, just like it is America which insists that land mines may be bad for people everywhere, but that we need them for our military defense" Prisoner's dilemma again! This type of dilemma is extremely difficult for governments to handle. This is why I'm pessimistic on these issues being solved any time soon. Re: "Seeing all the Asians wearing face masks so that they can breathe on their way to work doesn't seem to be part of creating a sustainable, affluent way of life" When I lived in Tokyo people did this so they wouldn't spread their colds to others. What country are you speaking of? Aaron