Cohousing-L Mailing List: Re: Walking gently - what does it take?

[Catya Belfer-Shevett (catya]

Brian Bartholomew wrote:
> Brian> price in dollars is generally the best measure of resource use
>
> Catya> Sadly, This is really not true.  Look at the difference between
> Catya> goods made locally vs goods made in China - clearly there is
> Catya> more resource use simply to transport the goods from China, but
> Catya> they are significantly cheaper.
>
> No, that is NOT clear to me.  To make this argument you'd need to show
> measurements of how much oil and human work hours it takes to move a
> ship of containers from China.  Make sure you count every human being
> who has ever touched any precursor of this ship, including all the
> heavy and light industry, and all the metal back to the mines.  Do not
> use money prices anywhere in your analysis.

No, actually, I don't have to do that.  I only have to do that if you 
want to know exactly how MUCH more.

Can you prove the me that fewer resources were used bringing it over 
from China?  Or even logically explain how that could be true?

Perhaps off list, since this is getting very close to off topic? Fred?

        - catya

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