I am pretty sure that global warming is real and that this is going to have some serious consequences such as shutting down the ocean conveyor and putting Europe into an ice age. Also, sea levels will rise for a time. None of this is likely to hit real hard in my lifetime, and I don’t have children whose future might concern me. So bring on the catastrophe! There’s nothing that can be done to avert it anyway. Silly environmentalists.
If global climate change gives you lemons, make lemonade! Try to see the freezing of Europe as a business opportunity, not a disaster. Think of all the blankets, parkas, and insulation that will be sold. Of course, there won’t be any French wine, but Mexican wine will probably pick up the slack.
Also, once the rain forests of Central America die off in the permanent drought to come, think of all the retirement homes that can be erected in the new deserts there. Sure, we’ll lose a lot of monkeys and colorful birds, but Gila Monsters will flourish on an unprecedented scale. Species die out all the time. Heck, humans might die out, but that just leaves room for some other species to take over, so it all works out in the end.
Rising sea levels? Don’t worry; it just means the beaches will have moved. Some folks will lose, but others will win when their property becomes beachfront. Geography changes all the time. Plate tectonics will eventually move whole continents, and nobody’s talking about mitigating the impacts of plate tectonics, are they?
It’s economics, pure and simple, that will save the day. When the earth is almost all used up and it becomes too expensive for humans to live on earth, then it will become profitable to find other planets. Not to worry as long as the old invisible hand is pulling the strings.
Am I ready for Mises?
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Thanks to plate movement along the Pacific Rim, in about 25 million years the Giants and Dodgers will once again be cross-town rivals.
i concur with you vache - here in Oregon i advocate looking at northern california agriculture. one thing that has to change though is the command and control structure on agricultural migration caused by the 'invasive weed' problem. the whole thing is a farce. the EPA cannot protect us from chemicals considering that everything we deal with is chemical in nature. dihydrogen monoxide has killed more people than any other substance, yet who would want to ban it. there are political petitions that have been circulated.
but we have a standard approach - run in circles, scream and shout. And be belligerently violent while doing so. reminds me of the vogon trooper from hitchhikers guide to the galaxy
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