$ or Lives?

Dilemma between the blind pursuit of higher economic growth and protecting our environment.

I would like to think of this at the governments point of view. In the governments point of view it is true that they will sacrifice the environment to earn money but it is all for the better of the country and us the citizens. It will only be wrong if the government is trying to earn money for themselves and not benefit the country and that's the wrong way to waste the environment. If the specified species is endangered we should at the very least keep it safe to ensure its continuation and the clear that area for our economic things. We the government don't care about the environment as it does not bring us any profit but we should at least care about it as our citizens want to take care of it. The economic growth is also needed as most of the countries are growing at incredible rate like China and if the government do not focus on the economic growth, we will start falling behind a lot of countries and all the efforts will be wasted. In conclusion I think that focusing in growth in economy is more important the environment but that does not mean that we can trash the environment so we must take care of it if it is being used and if the place is needed to be cleared for economic purposes we should limit our clearing area and be resourceful at the same time.