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I'm merely pointing out the way that many average Westerners directly experience environmental regulations, and why they may become opposed to the idea, even if

I'm merely pointing out the way that many average Westerners directly experience environmental regulations, and why they may become opposed to the idea, even if such regulation may be beneficial in some cases. Having to go through a costly and time-consuming permit process merely to trim or remove a tree in one's front yard will leave a sour taste in one's mouth when it comes to environmental regulations in general. Sometimes the regulation process itself actually causes more environmental harm than it prevents. For example, somebody I know was telling me about how the environmental assessment process significantly delayed the replacement of a small, old, and poorly-maintained road bridge over a creek near the end of the rural road he lives on. That project, which could have been (and eventually was) easily finished within a week with minimal environmental disruption turned into a multi-year debacle thanks to environmental assessments. The bridge was closed to traffic the entire time, causing him and his neighbors to have to drive multiple additional miles each day to backtrack and detour around it, emitting far more vehicle exhaust and causing far more unnecessary wear-and-tear (including oil changes) than if the bridge has just been replaced without the delays that were imposed by environmental regulation bureaucracy.

defrost 4y ago
> Having to go through a costly and time-consuming permit process merely to trim or remove a tree in one's front yard will leave a sour taste in one's mouth when it comes to environmental regulations in general. To be honest that sounds a great deal more like some kind of central north american home owners association BS than any actual effective environmental regulation regarding pollution, toxic waste, etc. Although if it's an actual requirement to keep shade levels up in where ever you live in order to legitimately avoid the broader basin becoming some kind of tarmac heat sink then I can find myself on the side of the trees, > For example, somebody I know was telling me about how the environmental assessment process significantly delayed the replacement of a small, old, and poorly-maintained road bridge over a creek near the end of the rural road he lives on. This sounds very small beer - I'd hope you support the broader and large range of environmental protections regarding runoffs, spill containments, etc. and arn't merely grandstanding the petty stuff to white ant the general concept of environmental regulation. Do you have any specifics on why, precisely, the old bridge replacement was delayed?

defrost 4y ago

> Having to go through a costly and time-consuming permit process merely to trim or remove a tree in one's front yard will leave a sour taste in one's mouth when it comes to environmental regulations in general. To be honest that sounds a great deal more like some kind of central north american home owners association BS than any actual effective environmental regulation regarding pollution, toxic waste, etc. Although if it's an actual requirement to keep shade levels up in where ever you live in order to legitimately avoid the broader basin becoming some kind of tarmac heat sink then I can find myself on the side of the trees, > For example, somebody I know was telling me about how the environmental assessment process significantly delayed the replacement of a small, old, and poorly-maintained road bridge over a creek near the end of the rural road he lives on. This sounds very small beer - I'd hope you support the broader and large range of environmental protections regarding runoffs, spill containments, etc. and arn't merely grandstanding the petty stuff to white ant the general concept of environmental regulation. Do you have any specifics on why, precisely, the old bridge replacement was delayed?