With the collapse of the Soviet bloc came a disenchantment with socialist planning as an alternative to market capitalism. Environmentalism, seeking to reverse specious damage allegedly caused by market capitalism, became the alternative paradigm.
In the context of confected global warming alarmism, the enemies of free markets now focus on interventions to prevent greenhouse gas emissions.
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