Do u think economic recovery is or is not more important to our conutry than conservation of country resources

Question

Do u think economic recovery is or is not more important to our conutry than conservation of country resources

Answer 1

If we could convince law makers to strengthen the EPA by creating more jobs that help the environment, and also create subsidies to retro-fit struggling manufacturing and industrial plants to make them more environmentally friendly then we could kill two birds with one stone.  Our nation is experiencing record job loss right now and we know our environment is suffering, so why not create a new job market that we can't send over-seas.  Cleaning up and rebuilding our current energy and industrial plants would be a great way to help perk up the environment.  Better yet, no one from India can call over to rebuild a building and we could set the precedent as a eco-friendly industrial nation.

Answer 2

The environment should ALWAYS come first. Think of a sinking ship. If it sinks, it won't matter how rich the sailors were, will it?

However, conservation usually makes economic sense. Take commercial fishing for example. If fishermen obey their quotas, and the quotas were low enough, the population of fish should always come back the next year and yield plenty of food and money. However, if the resource is overexploited one year, it could be gone the next year, indeed, it could be gone forever. This is called the Tragedy of the Commons, and is applicable to nearly all natural resources.

Answer 3

Conserving resources is part of a long term strategy to maintain a sustainable economy.

If you have no remaining resources, you have no remaining economy.

So economic recovery, if it is put ahead of conserving resources is self defeating on a long term basis.

Don't borrow from tomorrow because there is no way we can ever repay.

Answer 4

they work hand in hand if not more in favour for the conservation theory.Examples recycling of paper products not only creates jobs from the curb side pick up and delivery to paper plant but now the trees that would have been cut down are still standing and will be around longer to sustain the forestry industry.Recycling copper or aluminium creates jobs in the scrap metal industry and extends the life of the mines  were these metals are mined and extends the life of the mines and jobs for the miners.All in  all economic recovery and conservation

Answer 5

economic recovery is more important right now. however there are opportunities for people with good ideas in conservation to step up and help the economy by starting a business.

Answer 6

Economic recovery of course.  That said, I do my part for keeping the world beautiful by not polluting and not being wasteful, but if my neighbor can't build on his land because the stupid purple dotted spider is on some arbitrary endangered list and lives there, I draw the line.

Answer 7

Dead trees, dying trees are more important than economic recovery! O.K. So I`m lying, sue me. Dead trees could re-build that sinking ship

Answer 8

Nowadays, both can be done at the same time!

We are at a point where environmental conservation and "green" business practices are becoming economical.  Sadly for the human race, we who think that we're better than other species because we have the ability to think and solve problems, we will not make a push toward saving the environment due to our good conscience.  Rather, it will be because gas is so expensive that other fuels will become more economically feasible...stuff like that.