Comments for 0 at http://www.tradereform.org , comment 1 to 3 out of 3 comments http://www.tradereform.org Mon, 05 Jan 2009 15:20:36 +0100 FeedCreator 1.7.2 http://www.tradereform.org/content/view/1147/52/#comment-187 I have just read Lester R. Brown's " ECO-ECONOMY". The opportunities are endless and with a sustainable mentality it will be the economic driver that we can and will attain. " We spend a lot of time worrying about our economic deficits,but it is the ecological deficits that threaten our long term economic future. Economic deficits are what we borrow from each other;ecological deficits are what we take from future generations" Lester Brown - Paul Muegge Mon, 29 Sep 2008 04:31:17 +0100 http://www.tradereform.org/content/view/1147/52/#comment-186 If those concentrating on "green" would actually care to notice, the US is the greenest of global manufacturing centers. When we get past the hype of special interests one might actually find that the US leaves an even smaller carbon footprint per unit of output than the "green" EU that cannot meet its Kyoto numbers. Contrast that to the improvement in the US. All dots eventually connect. Can we be "greener?" Certainly. Does failure to look at "green" globally hurt this economy and its manufacturing potential? Most certainly. A "dirty little secret" is that our manufacturers are quite green. Where we can improve is balanced energy, including nuclear, and deal with our automobile situation. The fact that China emits over 7X carbon emissions per unit of production, India circa 4X, etc, is what some special interest groups should focus upon. Little things like the largest mercury polluter in the US being Chinese coal fired power plants (wonder if they ever heard of "clean coal" technology).... We eat the poisonous foods, breathe their mercury and our kids ingest their tainted toy coatings. Then there are the economic benefits to Americans who all benefit when we make stuff here. Not to mention farming healthful, safe and edible food here. Time for some eyes and ears to open up beyond special agendas. - bob johns Sun, 28 Sep 2008 21:04:42 +0100 http://www.tradereform.org/content/view/1147/52/#comment-185 We need productivity & real job creation not just "Money making MO Money" as in the current fractional reserve banking system which leaves bubbles of air and empty promises or dollar paper notes. The deficit that results with the bailouts along the further devaluation of our dollar is just the banks "making money from Mo Money" further taking us into dysfunction and imbalance in all market economies. :o - Theresa Nielsen Sun, 28 Sep 2008 20:23:47 +0100