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With respect to the value of environmentally friendly technology. Quite a bit of useful technology or other products came out of the space program - Tang and velcro among the more visible. Similarly, there have been viable products arise from technology developed for the military - GPS for example. The space program was in large part, one of the fronts sin the Cold War. The point - the subsidies paid in the form of a defense budget resulted in commercially viable products There is no telling whether these products would have been developed and made commercially viable without the huge amounts spent on the military.
If the scientists are right that environmental issues significantly threaten our way of life, would not the development of technology and products that reduce the degradation of the environment carry the moral equivalent of war? Invest in the technology and commit sufficient resources to R&D that commercially viable/ environmentally safe products are a regular part of the market.
How many holes does this bucket have in it?
Regards,
D-Ray
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