What can I say, Bill? Only that it's complicated and must be judged every single time on its own specific circumstances. Unfortunately, many people want to solve highly complicated problems with very simple, 'one-size-fits-all' solutions. Suffice to say that Voivod--"Macrosolutions to Megaproblems" were ahead of their time (as they often were).
The palm oil conundrum kind of reminds me of the new book "Abundance" by Ezra Klein and Derek Thompson, which argues that, at least in the U.S., we are often erecting environmentally based regulatory barriers to projects that would provide clear environmental advantages if only they could be implemented quickly.
What can I say, Bill? Only that it's complicated and must be judged every single time on its own specific circumstances. Unfortunately, many people want to solve highly complicated problems with very simple, 'one-size-fits-all' solutions. Suffice to say that Voivod--"Macrosolutions to Megaproblems" were ahead of their time (as they often were).
The palm oil conundrum kind of reminds me of the new book "Abundance" by Ezra Klein and Derek Thompson, which argues that, at least in the U.S., we are often erecting environmentally based regulatory barriers to projects that would provide clear environmental advantages if only they could be implemented quickly.