[John Kilduff]

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It is arguable whether or not these are examples of communism, again, they are just a different form of state-capitalism (but Ok, we will refer to them as they commonly are as communist- though this is not what all scholars will tell you- they certainly are not examples of socialism). And Im not being one-sided at all. It is my belief that without regulation of capitalism, or the abolishment thereof, the enviroment is in huge jeopardy. Im acknowledging by saying this that their lies alternatives to state power. But again Im confused as to what your getting at concerning communism; no one here is suggesting that communism is the answer to the enviroment.

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I'm just pointing it out because many people seem to think that capitalism is the problem, when in actuality, all political systems have problems; and to my knowledge, no political system exists which inherently protects the environment.

I also wished to point out that under capitalism, large donations of private land have been made to conservation causes.

The entire subject matter is complex and not easily distilled into a few principles.

As noted before, I think pressures on the environment are occurring primarily because of increasing human population.

I don't think any government system, or system of laws, is likely to truly alleviate that. The natural world would benefit from fewer people, in my opinion; all the government regulation that can be dreamt of won't be capable of solving the environmental problems as long as the human population keeps increasing.