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What is kind of interesting is - does it make sense for the environment to actually grow the population of Alaska? Its not like its an easy environment to live
by somethoughts 7y ago
What is kind of interesting is - does it make sense for the environment to actually grow the population of Alaska? Its not like its an easy environment to live in without using an increasing amount of greenhouse gases.
The population should migrate toward areas where the temperature/humidity does not require resources just to be comfortable. The population should also migrate toward where energy that is renewable and trending toward free cost/free carbon (wind/solar) is prevalent.
Alaska is part an artifact of the fossil fuel industry and part a need to maintain the US border.
- sweetcherrypie 7y agoAlternatively, let people live where they'd like to.
- scarejunba 7y agoOh yes, certainly. I just don't want my money going to them to incentivize things. So I don't want the government to subsidize living in flood plains or in Alaska or even in coastal California. We will all pay a carbon tax and we'll all live with the results of our actions. Let the chips fall where they may.
- thehappypm 7y agoAlaska is not nearly the cold wasteland you think it is. Its largest city, Anchorage, shares the same weather pattern that keeps Seattle, Vancouver, and Portland warm and wet. Though by being 1000 miles further north, it is much colder than any of those cities. However, compared to some continental cities, it actually has milder weather. For example, Anchorage's average January low is higher than Minneapolis's, and its average July high is lower, so you need both less heat and less A/C to live in Anchorage than Minneapolis.