Prices are dropping. Whether we examine timber prices, food prices, energy prices or whatever, we see falling prices indicating increasing resource abundance. But he points out that many of the problems have to do with economic issues rather than environmental ones. In other words, when property rights are correctly allocated there are fewer problems than in circumstances where governmental ownership and management predominate. The data show that pollution is largely correlated with poverty.
Rich countries are far less polluted than poor countries.
Well, I could go on, but I think you get the point. Jerry Taylor at the Cato Institute is trying to give a perspective that is often ignored in the media. We aren t headed for disaster. In fact, we seem to be headed in the other direction. I m Kerby Anderson of Probe Ministries, and that s my opinion.