Elizabeth Barrette (ysabetwordsmith) wrote,
Elizabeth Barrette
ysabetwordsmith
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Renewable Energy

I was intrigued by the introduction of this article:

The pursuit of sustainability in the 21st century will equate economic growth with ecological improvement, not ecological destruction. The ecosphere is humanity's home, not a temporary hotel that we trash with impunity before moving on. Sustainability means equilibrating human conduct with the health and dynamics of the ecosphere, to maintain conditions favorable for life. Humanity's existence and future depend upon it.
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  • 4 comments
browngirl

browngirl

April 4 2008, 15:09:54 UTC 13 years ago

That is a great beginning to a very intriguing article.
christinaathena

christinaathena

April 4 2008, 17:10:54 UTC 13 years ago

Sounds interesting. I can't read the article right now, but I'll read it when I get home.

But, in general, I find the idea that there is a conflict between economic growth and environmental protection short-sighted. The only conflict is the one that always exists between short-term gain and long-term good. No one would say there's a conflict between, say, developing and maintaining infrastructure an profit. It may reduce short-term profit to build up a strong infrastructure, but in the long run, it creates greater profits. The environment seems, to me, much the same way. Sure, we may get more profits *now* if we exploit the environment to the utmost, but our grandchildren will be a lot poorer for it.
ysabetwordsmith

ysabetwordsmith

April 5 2008, 00:26:14 UTC 13 years ago

The economy is not in competition with the environment. The economy is a subset of the environment. So is everything else on Earth. If the environment crashes, the economy -- not to mention humanity in general -- has nowhere else to go.
christinaathena

christinaathena

April 5 2008, 01:40:51 UTC 13 years ago

*nods* Yet, it's often claimed that environmental protection is hostile to economic growth.