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oever coined the phrase save the planet is a public relation genius. It conveys the sense of impending catastrophe and high purpose that has wrapped environmentalism in an aura of moral also typifies environmentalism39。Up to a point, our environmental awareness has checked a mindless enthusiasm for unrestrained economic have sensibly curbed some of growth39。這場災難如不加以制止,正像我們所知曉的那樣,就會摧毀生命。展現(xiàn)在我們面前的是一個自我焚毀、可怕的幽靈般的世界。沿海地區(qū)即將淹沒。 No environmental problem threatens the planet or rates with the danger of a nuclear oil spill ever caused suffering on a par with today39。第二次世界大戰(zhàn)導致3 500 多萬人死亡。This is not an argument for indifference or inaction. It is an argument for perspective and balance. You can believe (as I do) that the possibility of greenhouse warming enhances an already strong case for an energy tax would curb ordinary air pollution, limit oil imports, cut the budget deficit and promote energy efficient investments that make economic sense.這并非在為漠不關心或無動于衷進行辯解,這是在為前途和平衡而進行辯論。例如,就溫室效應而言,熱效應是否會發(fā)生,如果發(fā)生,其程度如何,對這類問題還存在大量的科學疑問。Unfortunately, the impulse of many environmentalists is to vilify and simplify. Critics of environmental restrictions are portrayed as selfish and ignorant scenarios are developed to prove the seriousness of environmental dangers. Cline‘s recent greenhouse study projected warming 250 years into the future. Guess what, it increases sharply. This is an absurd exercise akin to predicting life in 1992 at the time of the French and Indian War (1754~1763).遺憾的是,許多環(huán)境保護論者感情用事,搞中傷和將事情簡單化。猜猜吧,結果是什么 ?它在急劇增長。在美國,空氣與水污染已得到顯著緩解。What39。這就是必須進行棘手的選擇。我們用這一代價的確減輕了給身體所帶來的危害,并且改善了我們的環(huán)境。世界銀行最近的一份報告估計, 10億多人缺少健康用水和衛(wèi)生設施。最終,經(jīng)濟增長將降低高的出生率,因為兒童壽命延長了,婦女也擺脫了傳統(tǒng)的角色。增長產(chǎn)生二氧化碳排放物,并且造成更多的廢棄物。在貧窮的國家,無能的政府,比如說,通過限止農(nóng)民從其作物中獲得適當?shù)睦麧?,阻礙食品生產(chǎn)。Supplementary ReadingJAKARTA Planet Earth was battered by floods, drought and fire in 1997, a year which ended with the world39。s Environment Minister Ritt Bjerregaard that more still needed to be done. This is not good enough for the future...we would like the parties to be more ambitious, Bjerregaard said.Indonesia39。s Sayer told reporters that a major development in the last two or three years was the emergence of major multinational corporations in the global timber industry.This is not necessarily a bad thing because those panies also have the resources to practice sustainable forestry if they are motivated to do so.。s future.The Kyoto c