Comments on: Lets go for a drive, then destroy the world http://www.francethisway.com/wp/lets-go-for-a-drive-then-destroy-the-world/2007/07/ Living in France and daily life for a UK expat in the French blog! Thu, 24 May 2012 13:33:13 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Boris http://www.francethisway.com/wp/lets-go-for-a-drive-then-destroy-the-world/2007/07/comment-page-1/#comment-7152 Boris Sat, 07 Jul 2007 06:38:49 +0000 http://www.francethisway.com/wp/lets-go-for-a-drive-then-destroy-the-world/2007/07/#comment-7152 I guess people might think it's easy for me to be critical, sat here in the French countryside, and in truth I'm not a hard-line environmentalist. All the same I don't see a big problem in introducing the equivalent of an 'environment tax' - here in France (elsewhere in Europe? I'm not sure) we now pay a couple of euros for 'environmental cost' when we buy an electrical appliance etc. I'm a big enthusiast that any company making profits by using up natural resources or destroying the environment or the atmosphere should pay the 'true cost' of their production, even if it means they go out of business, or petrol prices go up 50% etc End of rant, thanks for stopping by! I guess people might think it’s easy for me to be critical, sat here in the French countryside, and in truth I’m not a hard-line environmentalist.

All the same I don’t see a big problem in introducing the equivalent of an ‘environment tax’ – here in France (elsewhere in Europe? I’m not sure) we now pay a couple of euros for ‘environmental cost’ when we buy an electrical appliance etc.

I’m a big enthusiast that any company making profits by using up natural resources or destroying the environment or the atmosphere should pay the ‘true cost’ of their production, even if it means they go out of business, or petrol prices go up 50% etc

End of rant, thanks for stopping by!

]]> By: Modern Interior http://www.francethisway.com/wp/lets-go-for-a-drive-then-destroy-the-world/2007/07/comment-page-1/#comment-7127 Modern Interior Fri, 06 Jul 2007 21:21:18 +0000 http://www.francethisway.com/wp/lets-go-for-a-drive-then-destroy-the-world/2007/07/#comment-7127 It really is shameful what people do to the planet in the name of bigger profits. It’s possible to make money and be ecologically responsible at the same time... but screw the environment when you can up profit margins right? Good post. It really is shameful what people do to the planet in the name of bigger profits. It’s possible to make money and be ecologically responsible at the same time… but screw the environment when you can up profit margins right?

Good post.

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