Indonesia reports reduced deforestation, triggering carbon payment from Norway

Re:Indonesia reports reduced deforestation, triggering carbo... by reaperducer on Thursday February 21, 2019 @02:01PM (#19219577)

This is exactly what most Westerners do not get about China. If you want to reduce emissions stop buying their products.

Help me find a consumer toaster made in the United States. I searched for six months and only found ones made in China.

If I want a giant hotel toaster, there is an American option. But nothing sized for a household kitchen.

There are lots of people who make efforts to buy domestically. But so much manufacturing has gone to China that for some items there is no alternative.

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Re:Indonesia reports reduced deforestation, triggering carbo... by yesenadam on Thursday February 21, 2019 @05:05PM (#19220968)

I'm not sure how to say this constructively, but your comment reads as if there are only 2 countries in the world! Why is 'Made in USA' your only alternative to 'Made in China'?

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Re:Indonesia reports reduced deforestation, triggering carbo... by reaperducer on Thursday February 21, 2019 @05:52PM (#19221361)

It isn't. But as I stated, there were exactly zero choices other than Made in China when I searched. And I did a very thorough search.

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Re:Indonesia reports reduced deforestation, triggering carbo... by NeedMoreTea on Thursday February 21, 2019 @06:14PM (#19221562)

Dualit Classic. A very expensive toaster that's been made by hand, for ages, in the UK. Repairable too!

https://www.dualit.com/products/classic

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Re:Indonesia reports reduced deforestation, triggering carbo... by reaperducer on Thursday February 21, 2019 @08:08PM (#19222214)

Ossim. When I live in the UK I'll pick one up. Until then, the point stands: Made in China is all that is available to me.

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Re:Indonesia reports reduced deforestation, triggering carbo... by oarsinsync on Friday February 22, 2019 @07:26AM (#19224729)

Amazon.com has them in stock

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Re:Indonesia reports reduced deforestation, triggering carbo... by StreamBright on Friday February 22, 2019 @05:44AM (#19224377)

Supply and demand. There is no demand of US toasters at the moment. The US has moved almost every production facility to China to make stake holders happy. The question is was it worth it?

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Re:Indonesia reports reduced deforestation, triggering carbo... by darpa_escapee on Thursday February 21, 2019 @06:09PM (#19221530)

Sounds like we need regulations to prevent the outsourcing of manufacturing to China.

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