Regulaions can stand in the way of transition to a greener economy.

I can see why there is push back against regulation.

Regulations stop a lot of things, but we need to figure out how to build a greener future. We need to be able to build enough housing to keep up with population growth. We need to build alternative energy facilities without having to wade through years of red tape.

Much of these regulations are the result of lobbying groups, lawyers, fears of the future, neighborhood associations and risk adverse thinking. Government is blamed, but it is often a tool of these other things in society.

I still think population growth needs to be reduced, but we do need to build more. Just bringing the 8 billion people, already on this planet, up to more comfortable living standards means lots of building. Either that, or cutting back on our space and consumption demands; for instance less space for parking.

As immigrants come into this country, we need to build for, or at least adapt, to more people. One way to adapt is to use less, of course, but that's a hard sell.

There is a lot of push back against immigration which I see as a result of things like unaffordable housing and increasing traffic congestion.

Crime is often cited as a factor against immigration, but crime rates are even higher among native born. I think growth is a bigger factor, though crime tends to be pushed as an issue by the right wing. Growth is a huge problem if we are not building and / or adapting to it.