Economics or environment? Which is most important to you?

Question

I think I can survive most situations; as long as I can keep my financial independence. How do you feel about our economy these days?

Answer 1

Hmm that's a hard question.  However, as much as I sometimes put economics over environment, like with Al Gore's comment...I don't think one can be more important.  I think the two can work hand in hand.  For example, using environmentally friendly energy will help reduce pollution and lower gas prices.  A cap and trade system can be an effective environemntal system that works out economically too.  Green technologies are being used more and many businesses gain from them.

So they can work together.  We can find cost effective ways (I just want to learn more about these ideas) to create a very improved environment.  We can reduce carbon emissions and harmful things by investing in alternate energy through cost effective answers.

They do go hand in hand and we cannot be reckless (im sorry if my comment on Gore angered anyone its just that even though I believe in creating more clean energy, I think his price/cost for energy creation is too high 3 trillion).

Answer 2

Both are the most important to me.