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Originally Posted by Agamemnon
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No I don't think it's really like that......People make the choice to use oil on a daily basis. We have no physical addiction to it. The fact that we have the choice to pollute or take a more inconvenient method does not mean we should be excused from polluting because an oil company has made oil available.
Also I don't think it's fair to compare southern and northern states in terms of how much they have reduced. You have to take into account that the northern states are far more commercially orientated, while the south is far more industrial/agriculture orientated. Obviously industry and agriculture create more pollution.
In our own country Alberta has probably reduced emissions overall the least. Alberta is growing economically and by population making it much harder to reduce overall pollution output. Also Alberta has far more industry and agriculture per capita than other provinces. This is the problem w/ Kyoto in my opinion. It does not do enough to take into account growth and economic realities. By setting non-realistic goals for certain regions, it basically gets ignored.