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428. The Simple Economics of Saving the Amazon Rain Forest

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The Moral Issue of Electricity in the Amazon

Per capital electricity consumption there on an annual basis is about two hundred and seventy kilowat hours per person per year. That's like running two sixty wat bulbs six hours a day. In the united states, thirteen thousand kilowadoers per person per year; if you'resiting on behar, it's a totally unacceptable situation. When you tell people you should just use less in i think what you're doing is your sliding into making it a moral issue. And once it's a moral issue, it's very murky....

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