No, I'd like to see them replaced and enhanced by clean jobs - sustainable energy and, not incidentally, family planning. Jobs vs. environment is a fallacy that's been used very effectively by some industries, but it's completely false. There is actually the potential for many more and more permanent jobs in sustainable energy than in resource extraction.Originally Posted by NbyNW
As the old adage goes, "The trouble is, every time a forest falls, the GDP goes up. With every oil spill, the GDP goes up. Every time a cancer patient is diagnosed, the GDP goes up. Is this how we measure economic progress? Economists must learn to subtract."
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