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.

[Spirited Away]

No one replied to me, so I had to re-post..

A thousand apologies.

The evironment is a resource and therefore is considered to have limitations. In economics, all resources are considered scarce and should be allocated efficiently. (one of the ten principles of economics)

So you see, even in economics, the evironment is still extremely important, and there should be used efficiently. So that's how I come to the conclusion that the environment is more important than the economy.