Ideas for a ecology debate...?

Question

Tommorow in biology we are having a debate over the eco system. We are debating over land, whether it should be preserved or turned into urban areas. My teacher wants me to argue against conservation and preserving land.

I have a couple ideas:

1. Building larger houses around a community will increase property value.

2. A owner will be closer to stores in case they need something.

I need more can anyone help? =] thanks

Answer 1

heres your argument- legumes over meat.

It takes more land to produce protein through meat than through vegetables or grain. One acre of land produces 7.9 times more oats than beef and 9.8 times more broccoli than beef. Two- thirds of all cropland in the US, about 300 million acres, is devoted to growing feed for animals whose meat we eat. Excess nutrients -- fertilizers and animal waste -- washing off from these farmlands pollute waterways. (Horton, Tom, The Baltimore Sun, 11/25/84.) In addition to issues with land and water resources, other environmental problems resulting from meat production include soil erosion, deforestation, and decreasing energy supplies.

Answer 2

1) The merits and detractions of the Kyoto Accord.

2) The true cause of global pollution... overpopulation.  What can really be done about it.