Not to get too far afield, but with many of these groups the issue is about power and control. Take global warming, for instance. I recently read an article that pointed out the huge amount of carbon emissions caused by deforestation in Brazil and Indonesia. One illustration was that over 24 hours the effect of losing these forests is the same as if 8 million people flew from London to New York. Some have suggested that one simple way to reduce emissions would be to pay the landowners in Brazil and Indonesia not to cut down the forests and find other uses for their land. Even though this would be an effective measure with the clear benefit of reducing emissions in a huge way, some in the environmental movement don't like it because it does not have the effect of punishing the West by forcing us to live our lives as they think we should.
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