I live in Ballard, a neighborhood of Seattle, which is right on the ocean. If and as sea levels rise, every single person here would be better off running away from their homes, abandoning everything they own and starting from scratch somewhere inland.
For each of us, even this would be better than abandoning industrial civilization, which is the thing that gives us hospitals, abundant food, clothing, shelter, clean/hot/cold water, and everything else needed for a good human life.
Holy strawman. Taxing fossil fuel now equals abandoning industrial civilization?
But I agree on one point. When (not IF) the sea level rises, some people are bound to end up better off, by taking opportunities and exploiting all the other people who have to find new place to live.
Some people will do absolutely anything to make money, and don't care how their action will affect people living now or a generation from now. Human nature.
Holy strawman. Taxing fossil fuel now equals abandoning industrial civilization?
As of 2007, Bill McKibben, founder of 350.org, leading opponent of the Keystone XL pipeline, wants taxes that will prohibit 80% of fossil fuel use. Since then, he has called for outlawing 90-95% if fossil fuel use.
For each of us, even this would be better than abandoning industrial civilization, which is the thing that gives us hospitals, abundant food, clothing, shelter, clean/hot/cold water, and everything else needed for a good human life.