Business of Green » Business Blog » International Herald Tribune » Blog Archive » Legislating green consumerism: "Opponents call it an eco-dictatorship. Proponents say it’s one of the most effective ways of cutting energy consumption so the European Union can meet its ambitious goals on cutting greenhouse gases.
On Wednesday the European Commission is expected to make proposals for how energy efficient goods like computers, shower heads and window frames must be. The rules would tighten existing standards for some products and introduce new rules on a range of others.
The goal is to force consumers to make greener choices. Goods that fail to meet minimum standards could be banned from the European market. The commission also would force more towns, cities and regions to make environmental considerations an important factor in procurement policies."
Norton's comment: If the USA is not going to end up on the scrap heap of fallen empires, then we whill have to be this "radical" in our approach to going GREEN! Offshore oil drilling is just another excuse by the govt and legislators to avoid real investments in our future with green energy incentives and infrastructure investments. I mean 3 TRILLION dollars would do! Why such a large scale? Well, that is how much in investment derivatives and swaps are still hidden from on balance sheets bank statements and will have to be written down when it gets posted to the balance sheet. The diversion of that scale of irresponsibility would have paid for our commitments to renewable energy!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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