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Originally Posted by elcreative
Why is cutting everything back the only "green" answer, why not move forward and work on some high tech solutions to the "green" problems?
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Because no matter how green the technology is, the only thing that is truly not harmful to the planet in some way is to not use it at all. Most "green" technologies and solutions exchange one form of environmental damage for another. The next-most green solution is to waste as little as possible.
Light pollution is the low-hanging fruit of green technologies. No one can deny that light shone into the air is almost always wasted (valid exceptions: airports and sporting events) but the average outdoor light fixture sends almost half of its light skyward. And studies have shown that eliminating outdoor lighting in urban environments has a positive impact on crime rates. Other studies have shown the harmful effects on migration that light pollution creates. And the technology necessary to eliminate light pollution (shields that reflect and redirect the light downwards) is over fifty years old. You see how far that has gotten us.
Back to the original tax issue. If you really don't like the fact that Apple only pays taxes to the US for some of its profits, I don't understand going with a foreign company that pays none as a viable alternative.