Environment vs. Economy Options

[*Kathleen*]

All right, so since I want to see a different topic out there...this one's from February's Lincoln-Douglas topic:

Resolved: A government's obligation to protect the environment ought to take precedence over its obligation to promote economic development.

I'm on the negative side for this, seeing that only by providing a healthy, stable economy can you be able to help the environment. The products of a good economy are what help improve the environment.

Haha don't worry...I have more points...I've researched both sides to this, so bring it on.

[stryker76]

Im boarder lined on this one...i mean yeah a good economy is great...but yeah economy destroys the environment....people in the past survived fine be givin back to the environment what they took from it....and learned to ration them selves so the didnt kill ne one thing off totally......and really if the environment goes then there will be no economy because there will be no natrual resources to use....

Oh and on the Global warming thing...yeah its a real thing...just not as it was originally proposed.....today there is Global warming and Ozone Holes.....Global Warming is a really thing CO2 in the Earths atmosphere trapping UV radiation heating the earth a lil bit.....Ozone Layer Depletion is what was debated in the 70's and still is it wasnt wrong but they have also found that it is a natrual cycle in the earths atmosphere....the cycle of it renewing it self cuz Ozone (O3 for those in Chem) is made when O2 is super heated extremely fast....Lightening....so yeah it is all good there....but Global warming is a lil issue still