We must answer this question definitively before we can even begin to address how we deal with issues like global climate changes and sustainable development.
The basis for this answer must come from a moral argument. Economically the well-being of future generations is not of any real concern; hell, most economists have trouble predicting current economic actions much less being accurate in predicting economic activity multiple generations from now..» Read blog

Ever notice how more often than not, folks tend to refer to nature as a thing they are apart from rather than a part of? I am talking about both sides of most environmental arguments here. For people on the political right the environment tends to be something that must promote the making of money in one way or another, an annoyance that tends to be in the way of economic growth and golf courses..» Read blog

Lets start with the obvious: There are people starving all over the world. They are not starving because the earth cannot produce enough food to feed everyone, at least not yet. They are not starving because corn is being used to make ethanol or soy oil going into biodiesel..» Read blog

The Late, great Dennis Weaver believed in a world where we could have “Prosperity without Pollution”. Dennis understood that our economy and our ecology are two sides of the same coin. In order to have a strong sustainable economy, we need to have a strong, healthy, sustainable natural resource base..» Read blog