A simple poll

[gemfyre]

[Poll #880729]


Yes, I do realise my sample group may be slightly biased, but I tend to only associate with sane people. ;)

Comments

[stawberi.livejournal.com]

It's a tough one, really. I mean, it's not a one-or-the-other decision. There are plenty of places with shitty economies doing lots of damage to the environment, perhaps moreso because they can't as much affort to devote the time and money when they're just struggling to get by.

Places with good economies are often the ones with the luxury to consider environmental conservation, that are trying to enforce it on the places with shitty economies. Odd really, because they've only gotten such good economies from destroying their own land.

But then... you must be able to have an environment without an economy, because the world survived for millions of years without the concept. However, these days it probably does require an economy because the damage to the planet is so far-gone that it require drastic and expensive intervention to preserve the environment.

Tricky indeed. Still, I think environment is more important because you certainly can't live without it.

[firvulag.livejournal.com]

Economy for me, as without a decent economy, you might be able to have some short term environmental benefits, but the money will dry up and then it'll all fall in a hole. with a stable economic base, environmental issues should be able to be managed for the long term, rather than just the short term

[annyka.livejournal.com]

the reasons I voted that too

[odindeathcrush.livejournal.com]

i find it more interesting why people chose what they did...

[jet-ski.livejournal.com]

I voted but I shouldn't have. This is a completely false dichotomy. Thinking the economy exists independently of the environment is tantamount to saying that people are separate from the earth. It's just not true. If we fuck up the environment then economic collapse will follow. Think about the inflationary effect on fruit and veg, eggs and meat because of the drought which has been brought on by global warming and climate change. We need to break this way of thinking to ensure the future of the planet.

[morningglorymlp.livejournal.com]

I don't see how any economy can exist without the environment considering that it is the environment that is keeping us all alive.

[imalegend.livejournal.com]

This was a tough choice for me.

I voted environment in the end, it just won out over the economy.

I decided in the end that without a healthy environment that the economy would suffer due to loss in productivity as there would be a higher incidence of illnesses and conditions affecting the well-being of people and every other organism people rely upon in order to be healthy. While I realise that wealthier economies tend to have a higher disposable income than that of poorer economies, I do think that the money spent on development should be primarily on products and services that are environmentally friendly. This goes for both types of economies, and the wealthier nations should assist the poorer nations.