Opt For Flexibility In Environmental Policies
Friday, February 27, 2015 - 09:50
in Earth & Climate
Life is unpredictable, and we move forward the best we can despite not knowing every detail.It's no different in the natural world. The Earth is warming in some places and in some places it isn't, the weather is more variable today except it was always worse in the past when you talk to old people, some years there are more fish and deer than others. Beware people who have magic bullets when it comes to conservation; it's all based on estimates and no small amount of speculation surrounding a kernel of things we know to be true. We can only get real policies when we are flexible - sometimes that means making a decision even when unanswered questions remain. read more