http://welkerswikinomics.com/blog/2008/01/25/a-special-blog-post-for-the-sas-roots-and-shoots-club-on-environmental-economics/ for students and teachers of AP and IB Economics Tue, 06 Jan 2009 23:22:34 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.7 hourly 1 http://welkerswikinomics.com/blog/2008/01/25/a-special-blog-post-for-the-sas-roots-and-shoots-club-on-environmental-economics/comment-page-1/#comment-4034 Alice Su Tue, 12 Feb 2008 08:49:35 +0000 http://welkerswikinomics.com/blog/2008/01/25/a-special-blog-post-for-the-sas-roots-and-shoots-club-on-environmental-economics/#comment-4034 As I listened to the E-Waste podcast, I kept wondering why governments have not imposed restrictions and monitoring systems to stop the kind of conditions in LEDC's E-waste markets that the speaker talks about. So it was much to my surprise when he said that China is actually the nation that has actually taken most of the action to control their E-waste markets. Considering China's reputation and history of environmental destruction, I then wasn't surprised when he said that export/import of E-waste continued despite their laws and regulations. In truth, I don't think you can realistically expect lesser economically developed countries to control situations like these; after all, their goal is to become more economically developed, and they'll worry about the environment later. On the other hand, MDCs like European nations and the U.S. should consider it their responsibility to take action against such negative externalities, since the consumption that creates such effects is coming so strongly from citizens of their own nations who can afford to keep consuming cell phones, laptops, iPods, etc like this. It was good to hear at the end of the measures that Europe has taken to prevent E-markets that are so hazardous to both environmental and physical health from developing, but the U.S.' lack of concern in such areas continues to worry me... As I listened to the E-Waste podcast, I kept wondering why governments have not imposed restrictions and monitoring systems to stop the kind of conditions in LEDC’s E-waste markets that the speaker talks about. So it was much to my surprise when he said that China is actually the nation that has actually taken most of the action to control their E-waste markets. Considering China’s reputation and history of environmental destruction, I then wasn’t surprised when he said that export/import of E-waste continued despite their laws and regulations. In truth, I don’t think you can realistically expect lesser economically developed countries to control situations like these; after all, their goal is to become more economically developed, and they’ll worry about the environment later. On the other hand, MDCs like European nations and the U.S. should consider it their responsibility to take action against such negative externalities, since the consumption that creates such effects is coming so strongly from citizens of their own nations who can afford to keep consuming cell phones, laptops, iPods, etc like this. It was good to hear at the end of the measures that Europe has taken to prevent E-markets that are so hazardous to both environmental and physical health from developing, but the U.S.’ lack of concern in such areas continues to worry me…

]]> http://welkerswikinomics.com/blog/2008/01/25/a-special-blog-post-for-the-sas-roots-and-shoots-club-on-environmental-economics/comment-page-1/#comment-3973 jacqueszhang Sun, 10 Feb 2008 14:19:43 +0000 http://welkerswikinomics.com/blog/2008/01/25/a-special-blog-post-for-the-sas-roots-and-shoots-club-on-environmental-economics/#comment-3973 Yay for Roots and Shoots :) I personally find it extremely sad to which extent people will go to just for their money. As soon as there's something profitable, man will find every means to obtain those profits, get a share of Mr. Welker's famous "Profit Pie." Seldom do people realize what they've done until the damage is already done. "With the money gone, it was easier to turn around to see what they'd done to their homeland." Enough said. Yay for Roots and Shoots
I personally find it extremely sad to which extent people will go to just for their money. As soon as there’s something profitable, man will find every means to obtain those profits, get a share of Mr. Welker’s famous “Profit Pie.” Seldom do people realize what they’ve done until the damage is already done. “With the money gone, it was easier to turn around to see what they’d done to their homeland.” Enough said.

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